Fairtrade

Fairtrade

1. A coffee company and a group of coffee farmers decide to work together

   • They agree a price for the coffee, that covers the cost of growing it and the farmers' cost of living plus some extra
     • The company pays some of the money in advance, before the harvest, so that the farmers won't run short
       • The Fairtrade Foundation has to check the deal, before the company can use the Fairtade logo on its coffee
         • In shops people who want to help the coffee farmers will buy the coffee - and they don't mind that it costs a bit more!