What is Fairtrade?
Many farmers in developing countries receive little in return for their agricultural produce. Fairtrade products provide these farmers with a better price for their produce, enabling them to escape poverty. As consumers, we can improve the lives of farmers in developing countries by buying Fairtrade goods.
Ireland's support for Fairtrade
Ireland is among the strongest supporters of the Fair Trade movement internationally. Fairtrade makes an important contribution to the fight against poverty in developing countries and improves their future economic prospects. Irish Aid supports Fairtrade programmes in Central America and in East Africa and development education work in Ireland. Read More>>>
Real Stories - Martha from Honduras
In the RAOS co-op, Honduras, 20 year old Martha Hernandez Aquilas helps members to improve the quality of their product through coffee cupping. Cupping is a coffee tasting technique used to evaluate the aroma and flavour profile of a coffee. Martha’s mother, brothers and sister are all coffee farmers. Read More>>>
Fairtrade Fortnight 2010
The theme for Fairtrade Fortnight this year is “The Big Swap” and consumers are being encouraged to swap their regular purchases for fairtrade products. Read More>>>
Useful Links
Fairtrade Ireland: http://www.fairtrade.ie/
Solidaridad http://www.solidaridad.nl/
The UK Fairtrade Foundation: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
The Governing Body, Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) http://www.fairtrade.net/
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