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fairtrade
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- 1what can we do to close the development gapby our own actions we can donate to charities and buy fairtrade
- 2many MEDCs import____ cost primary products from LEDCsLOW
- 3they use these raw materials to make ___ cost productshigher
- 4to close the development gap as a country we cancancel any debt with LEDCs, buy fairtrade and give more aid
- 5they then ____ the manufactured products and sell to countries that need themexport
- 6steps taken to benefit the farmersthe price is agreed, it covers the farmers living cost and the cost of growing crops plus extra, some of the money is paid before the crops are grown so they don't run short, the agreement is checked by fair trade foundation, the farmers have to treat workers and environment well, they use the extra money to develop local projects
- 7why does the development gap exist?debt hinders development so the development gap grows because many countries can't pay back their debt so there is no money for development of schools, hospitals etc.
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- geography year 9 Flashcards on fairtrade, created by emily97 on 01/06/2013.
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