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Introduction to Fair trade
Small farmers
Volatile coffee market
NO Direct Market Access
NO Access to Affordable Credit
What’s the Alternative
to this exploitative system
Yes,
Fair Trade!
Founders:- Rink Dickinson
Jonathan Rosenthal
Michael Rozyne
Co-operatives
Pre harvest Credit
Direct & long Term buying relations
Environmental sustainability
Fair trade Principals• Pay a guaranteed minimum
Price• Work only with Democratically
run small farmers co-operatives• Provide Pre shipment Financing• Develop long term buying
relationships• Encourage economically
sustainable farming practices
Benefits of fair trade• In 2008, Equal exchange paid over
$1 million above market price to coffee co-operatives• In 2008, equal exchange paid $
644945 in fair trade premiums (coffee only)• In 2008, Equal exchange fulfilled
co-operative requests for pre shipment financing, totalling $ 2 million.• In 2008, equal exchange purchased
6.8 million pounds of coffee from small farming co-operatives.
Equal exchange• First fair trade coffee
company in US., est. 1986• Co-operative business model
for profit, worker owned, mission driven and 100% fair trade.• Unique interfaith program• Quality products and great
customer service
Mission of Equal Exchange
• Equal exchange mission is to build long term partnership that are economically just and environmentally sound to foster mutually benefit relations between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success the viability of worker co-operative and fair trade.
Interfaith Programs• Partnerships with faith based relief, development and human rights
organizations to help communities of faith to learn about and promote fair trade.• For each purchase made through our partnerships, a portion goes
into a small farmer fund that our partner organizations use in their relief and development work. • In 2008, Interfaith program participants purchased more than 1
million pounds of products.• In 2008, there were more than 17900 participants.
UCC coffee project• Partnership with justice and
witness ministries began in 2002.• Join over 900 congregations• For every pound of product
purchased, equal exchange donates 15 cents to the small farmer fund.• In 2008, this totalled $
11,431.
Fairly traded coffee, tea, chocolates, nuts & berries.
Get involved• Serve• Sell• Raise funds• Educate• Travel