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What are "Fair Trade" foods? (Simple principles for Green Living series)

9/28/2021

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Fair trade foods define foods sourced by a business that encourages environmentally aware and sustainable working conditions for the farm laborers and others involved in the production and distribution of those foods. This includes giving appropriate wages to workers, supporting labor rights, and providing better working conditions.

Fair trade usually involves direct trade with the food-producers. This gets rid of the need for middlemen, who typically create unsafe working conditions for the producers along with adding unnecessary cost to the overall food supply chain.

The final purpose of Fair Trade is to ensure that food is grown and sourced in such a way that it is not only friendly to the environment and is done in a sustainable manner, but also rewards those growing our food with proper wages and healthy work conditions. Fair Trade practices respect the identity of a culture and promote development within that community.
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​The basic idea of fair trade is to give laborers the pay they deserve, instead of minimal rates which they often get when dealing with the middlemen. Many foods we consume come from poorer countries and those laborers are often paid minimal to no wages... which happens in the case of forced or bonded labor. Fair trade practices aim to promote businesses that deal with the laborers directly and ensure that laborers are given their proper due. It also ensures that inhuman practices are not used like child labor or forced/bonded labor.

Organizations that work with fair trade also try to teach necessary skills and lessons about sustainable living and environment friendly farming practices. Fair trade aims to keep the environment protected by encouraging natural production methods that are not harmful to the people and animals. At the same time, fair trade aspires to preserve (if not enhance) soil and water quality. For this reason, producers involved with fair trade groups are often educated on sustainable farming principles and preservations of forests and other large vegetation growth areas.

Fair trade organizations work with the community to ensure group-development and wellbeing. The focus is not merely on corporate profits, but the goal is to work in a synchronous and sustainable manner that is profitable for all concerned parties and promotes good environmental practices.

You can tell if a product or business is 'fair trade' by its certification. Third party organizations certify foods, beverages and items that are fair trade. These organizations include Institute of Marketecology (IMO) and Fair-Trade USA. For items that are not food or drinks, it is likely that the certification will be from a Fair Trade Federation.

Fair trade is becoming more popular as consumers are becoming aware of the impact they have on the world. Every day we send a message into the greater world by who and what we support... by the choices we make... the businesses we support, the products we buy and the leaders we choose...

When we choose a fair trade product, particularly those that are otherwise often farmed in extremely bad work conditions like coffee and cocoa, the message we are giving to the world at large is that, we are against child and bonded labor. When we purchase fair trade foods, we are not only supporting those businesses that are currently involved in these practices but we are also encouraging others to consider this humanitarian approach that is also an economically and environmentally-friendly business route.

Fair trade business practices not only help the laborer, but it also helps the entire regional community. In addition, it gives the end-consumer the comfort and satisfaction of the knowledge that those who produced their food have been properly compensated and that humane labor principles have been upheld!

Read further:

  • ​What is Green Living? What is a “Sustainable Lifestyle”?
  • Why 'sustainable lifestyle' is an important part of Conscious Living- living with awareness?
  • Reducing, Reusing & Recycling- Three key aspects of a Sustainable Lifestyle
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