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  • Can Fair Trade Stop Global Warming?
    Albert commented on the article | about 3 years ago
    Can Fair Trade Stop Global Warming?

    Of course fairtrade is not in itself a solution to such a big issue however by focussing on small scale producers and encouraging a fairer return for their labour; good, mixed agricultural practice incluidng shade trees, integrated pest management/organic production, mixed animal and agriicultural production ,incentives good farming practice all contribute to maintaining the environment and resists widespread opening up of land. The issue is also more that Fairtrade has to help deal with climate change - a piece of work on coffee showed us that if the temperature overall rises by 2% there are high percentage of farmers who today rely on the increased income of quality fairtrade coffee they produce who will not be able to produce quality coffee anymore. Fairtrade support, engagement with sustainable production practices and challenging environmentally wasteful practices in the sectors it is involved is vital in preventing future poverty and not losing ground already being made
     

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