What products are available as fair trade?

Fairtrade products

Bananas. A go-to snack for people on the run, bananas are a supermarket staple.
Cocoa. Chances are you ate some this week – the world loves cocoa, but wouldn’t love the conditions of many of those who grow it.
Coffee.
Flowers.
Sugar.
Tea.
Cotton.
Fruit/Juices.

What is the most popular Fairtrade product?

Fair Trade Day At the same time, more than 825 million units of fair-trade flowers were sold, making them the biggest product in the market, when comparing one unit of flowers (i.e. a bunch or box) to one kg of cocoa, coffee or bananas.

What are Fairtrade goods?

Fairtrade is a system of certification that aims to ensure a set of standards are met in the production and supply of a product or ingredient. For farmers and workers, Fairtrade means workers’ rights, safer working conditions and fairer pay. For shoppers it means high quality, ethically produced products.

What food brands are Fair Trade?

So, to end Fairtrade Fortnight 2020, let’s take a look at some of the Fairtrade food brands we love.

Cafédirect.
PROPERCORN.
Zaytoun.
Clipper.

What vegetables are Fairtrade?

From artichokes to zucchini and cassava to palm hearts, a wide variety of Fairtrade vegetables, roots, tubers and pulses are available. You can support a healthy diet and sustainable farming through one simple decision.

Are carrots fair trade?

Within the organic products market (the largest eco-labelled sector), the most popular vegetables are potatoes, carrots and tomatoes. In comparison, bananas account for the bulk of fairtrade fruit & vegetable sales. Fairtrade bananas are highly successful in the UK where they comprise roughly a third of banana sales.

What countries do Fairtrade foods come from?

Argentina.
Belize.
Bolivia.
Colombia.
Costa Rica.
Dominican Republic.
Ethiopia.
Ghana.

Are strawberries fair trade?

Since the first Fair Trade Certified strawberries were sold in late 2015, over $100,000 in Fair Trade Premium has been earned by strawberry workers from certified producers for investment in their communities.

Is Strawberry Fair Cancelled?

Strawberry Fair, a major part of the cultural life of Cambridge since 1974, will not go ahead this year. In 2020, the Covid lockdown meant that the event could not happen and, to fill the gap, the fair put on the award-winning Virtual Fair in conjunction with Cambridge 105 (cambridge105.co.uk/shows/strawberry-fair).

What is the Fairtrade symbol?

The Fairtrade Mark symbol is made up of a blue sky that symbolises optimism, and an arm, raised in the air – this symbolises empowerment. The Fairtrade Mark also incorporates the colour green to symbolise growth. Fairtrade products come from over 70 different countries from around the world.

How do you become fair trade?

Get Fairtrade Certified

Contact our team. It starts by getting in touch!
Submit your application. You submit a simple application with FLOCERT, a third-party accredited auditor, to ensure that your supply chain meets Fairtrade Standards.
Label your products.
You’re a Fairtrade partner!

What was the first Fairtrade product?

First Fairtrade certified products The first Fairtrade certified product Green & Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate made with cocoa from Belize is launched, followed shortly after by Cafédirect coffee, Percol coffee and Clipper tea.

Is Fair Trade unfair?

Fair trade is unfair. It offers only a very small number of farmers a higher, fixed price for their goods. These higher prices come at the expense of the great majority of farmers, who – unable to qualify for Fairtrade certification – are left even worse off. Fair trade does not aid economic development.

Does Fairtrade help the poor?

The Fairtrade Minimum Price is supporting the farmers that grow products such as cocoa, coffee and bananas to become more income-secure and less vulnerable to poverty. Fairtrade is gradually empowering communities to organise into cooperatives and improve their negotiating position within the supply chain.