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Fair Trade
Fair trade is an agricultural economic practice that ensures producers from poorer countries or are poor themselves get fair prices on the crops and livestock they sell. Information on fair trade can be shared here.
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Trade is the buying & selling of products, goods, ideas or services. Free Trade indicates that there are no restriction of the parties that wist to trade. No wars, rules, regulations, government interference, tariffs or subsidies, borders or prohibitions or taxes on trading among willing parties.
fair trade is needed because it makes sure famers get the right amount of money for wot they projuce
Not all lip gloss is fair trade. There are various ways that lip gloss can be called fair trade. It can be certified at the product level if all the ingredients are fair trade and it was manufactured in a way that meets fair trade certification. There is currently no lip gloss certified fair trade at the product level. If one is looking for ethically produced lip gloss, one can find lip gloss in which some of the ingredients may be fair trade or otherwise certified as ethically sourced. Dr. Hauschka and the Body Shop are examples of brands that use some ethically sourced ingredients. Additionally, lip gloss is more likely to be manufactured under humane conditions if it was made by a socially responsible company and in a country with strong enforcement of labor rights, such as the US or certain countries in Europe.
We have fair trade so that all the communities in developing countries can earn a fair amount of money from producing crops. They also get decent working conditions, commitment from the buyers, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for the farmers and producers. We don't actually "need" fair trade, as you can buy your products from many other producers, but buying from fair trade helps to support your fellow human and recognize their basic rights. You are 'giving them a life' by supporting this organisation. Another reason for fair trade is that it helps the environment by halting deforestation for mass crop growing and it supports sustainable preparations that minimize our environmental footprint. Fair trade includes many cultures and sells products that are unique to the places they come from and the people who make them. Farmers and artisans are involved in the entire process, and fair trade tries to ensure that their products reflect the people and cultures they come from. We have fair trade so that we can support everyone in the world and give them an equal chance to survive. No one should be more important than anyone else and we should give them help to look after their families.
What is difference between fair trade and fairly traded?
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.
Often fair trade products are more expensive. also the other worker that are not working for trade get paid less
fair trade aims to ensure that producers in poor countries get a fair deal for the food what they have grown
How is fair trade different from other trades?
It gives the farmers in other countries (usually poor countries) a fair amount of money.
fair trade is a way of paying famers fairly in third world countries (eg; south america, Africa ect.)
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According to the Fairtrade Foundation Website, the first fairtrade labelled goods were sold in in 1988
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Enviromentally Sustainable and fair trade Christmas trees?
It is possible to have an environmentally sustainable and fair trade Christmas tree, but they are difficult to get hold of. A company called "Fair Trees" in Denmark grows and sells the only fair trade Christmas trees in the world, and they are grown from organically certified "Fair Seeds" too. The trees have accreditation from the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).
The trees in question are Nordmann Fir trees, the type that keep their needles really well. They are incredibly popular in Europe and sell at high prices as they are premium quality trees. At least 50 million are sold each year.
But few people realise that these trees can only be grown from the seeds sourced from natural forests, mainly in Georgia formerly part of USSR. Every September the local people in a region called Ambrolauri risk life and limb climbing 30m high fir trees to collect the cones from which the seeds are extracted. These people are desperately poor and most live as subsistence farmers. They climb the trees without any safety equipment or insurance or even decent pay. Every year people die and are injured, leaving their families in an even more desperate state.
But Fair Trees source their own seeds from their own officially licensed lots in the forests. They provide the cone pickers with a decent wage, as well as modern safety equipment and training and health insurance should the worse happen. On other lots people are still being killed and injured as they collect cones for other organisations not so concerned with their welfare.
To see the good and bad of cone picking go to view the video at http://www.bolsxmastreefund.com/video-en.php
Any Christmas tree grower in Europe can grow Fair Trees if they agree to a few ethical guidelines. They have to grow their trees from Fair Seeds (or from saplings grown from Fair Seeds), follow responsible farming accreditation guidelines and comply with local labour laws. Then for small license fee, most of which goes to a charitable fund in Georgia that helps the local community there, the growers can sell their trees as fair trade Christmas trees, or Fair Trees.
Take up in Germany and Denmark has been good but the UK is way behind - there are no Fair Trees growers in the UK, although there are growers who buy Fair Seed from Fair Trees. A company called Fairwind imports Fair Trees from Denmark each Christmas and sells them online. Although this isn't environmentally sustainable, it does at least give the UK access to fair trade trees.
The perfect, environmentally sustainable and fair trade Christmas tree is a Nordmann Fir grown as a Fair Tree in a local nursery. And if the tree is recycled it's even more environmentally friendly! They do exist but we all need to be putting pressure on Christmas tree growers and retailers to change to Fair Trees. Then there will be more!
For more information go to www.fairtrees.co.uk or www.fairwindonline.com/blog.
How does fair trade help people?
Fair Trade helps people by giving them rights and education. It gives them health care and proper medicine. They can be people of their own and no one can tell them what they can or cannot do. It also helps the planet by keeping it green by not buying candy and throwing the wrappers on the ground. We can eat bananas and sugarcane that is made in countries like Costa Rica.
What are the effects of the Manila Galleon Trade?
ØBad Effects
The basic agricultural production were set aside due to the prioritization of its commercial aspect like abaca and tobaccoØThe economy of Philippines slowed downØThe management of local communities were neglectedØThe Spaniards forgot that it was not only the galleon trade were the source of income of the government
Good Effects
ØThey were able to prolonged the colony of SpainØIt was the main source of income for both the government and the church leadershipØIt maintained the natural resources of the countryØIt opened the doors to the westerned countries for the conceptualization and adaptation of the modern technologiesØIt manifested a cultural exchange for the Filipinos and foreigners
How can fair trade help less developed countries?
Fair trade can help less developed countries by allowing them to trade easier with more advanced countries such as the United States. When they are able to trade their goods with richer countries, it helps their economy.
Does Malaysia support fair trade?
Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said Malaysia is committed to ensuring ‘free and fair trade’ aspect be part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. So yes
You could do; Shake it Trade it. (For when companies shake hands to agree to fair trade a product they shake hands, and then trade) Or if this one isnt right try typing in google this is just one of mine i had to use for my homework
Was The Slave Trade A Good Idea?
Yes and no...
England made millions of profit from the slave trade.
But it was a terrible thing for the slaves we took them from their family's and shoved them on a boat for 6-12 weeks in harsh environments with no space and hardly any food to eat.
When they got there they work for hours and hours everyday and were beaten for not working or taking a break.
No one can defend the concept of one person owning another person as a piece of property; therefore slavery was never a good idea. What history tells us, and no one remembers, is the fact that those poor souls who were sold into slavery were sold by oppossing African tribes, and sometimes by their own brothers. (Added 1-25-11)
Where did tea oringinally come from?
Asia and it is still the primary tea growing area. Only one place in the United States grows tea and it is an island off the coast of South Carolina. The plants were brought there in the 1700's and are still growing. When growing tea the tops of the plant are cut and the rest of the plant is not cut, so the plant keeps growing.
Who forced the Japanese to open their borders of trade?
Commodore Matthew Perry. At the time, He was with the USA. Japan was isolated with all other countries until America wanted to trade with Japan for its resource's.
