fairtrade does have charity support like the rain forest support and kenco.
Yes. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Martin: Martin has been particularly outspoken on issues of fair trade and has campaigned for the charity Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. He traveled to Ghana and Haiti to meet farmers and view the effects of unfair trade practices. When performing he usually has variations of "Make Trade Fair", "MTF" or an equal sign written on the back of his left hand and the letters "MTF" can be seen emblazoned on his piano.
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Ghirardelli is not certified fair trade by any third party organization which issues such certifications.
That is a highly debatable question in the book "how fair trade is fair trade coffee" it explains that although certifyed fair trade promots its self to offer a fair value, it is still extreamly low compared to the selling price in the United States (this concerns coffee)
there arn't any. the government is lying to you. the fair trade has high increased fats, even worse than normal.
The main difference seems to be that using the term fair trade usually implies recognition by a monitoring organisation such as IFAT (the global network of Fair Trade Organizations) or BAFTS (British Association for Fair Trade Shops), whereas fairly traded can be applied to any trading that follows the principles of fair trade.As an example, a shop may sell fair trade goods that are sourced from an organisation that is an IFAT member, but if they deal directly and ethically with a disadvantaged craftsperson (adhering to the principles of fair trade) who is not in a position to have fair trade recognition, those products would be more likely to be described as fairly traded.You can find out about the principles of fair trade on the IFAT website.
raisins and rice are sometimes fairtrade.
normally, when you buy a product that was produced in a LEDC (less economically developed country) barely any of the money goes to the farmer. fair trade makes it so most of the money goes to the producer, and not the sellers, this means that they can afford to support their families. Maybe if enough products become fairtrade, a village could afford a tap, to supply them with clean, fresh water, without walking for miles each day.
Fair trade commodities can come from any country. Fair trade means the buyer paying a fair price and making a fair profit when the buyer sells it on and not exploiting the producer or the final customer.
No, he doesn't publicly support any charities. Salman khan on the other end has his being human charitable organization.
Rice can be fairtrade. So can raisins.
Dates - a type of dried fruit.