Testimonials

"Fair Trade supports some of the most bio-diverse farming systems in the world. When you visit a Fair Trade coffee grower's fields, with the forest canopy overhead and the sound of migratory songbirds in the air, it feels like you're standing in the rainforest."
— Professor Miguel Altieri, Leading expert and author on agroecology

"The fair price is a solution. It has given us the chance to pay a good price to our farmers. Those who are not in Fair Trade want to participate. For us it is a great opportunity. It gives us hope."
— Benjamin Cholotío

A bite of fair Trade chocolate means a lot to farmers in the South. It opens the doors to development and gives children access to healthcare, education, and a decent standard of living.
— K. Ohemeng-Tinyase, Managing Director of Kuapa Kokoo cocoa cooperative, Ghana

Thanks to the Fair Trade market, our standard of living has substantially increased. With your support, we look forward to a more promising future.
— Miguel Trigoso, Marketing Manager, APARM coffee cooperative, Peru

The worker at Ambootia [tea garden] is visualized as an involved contributor rather than a mere input. We strive to bring about a cohesive system where opinions from all quarters are solicited, entertained and put to good use. The idea is suffused with vigor by the funds made available by those who believe in us.
— Member, Ambootia Tea Garden, India

With Fair Trade we have an incentive to invest in social programs that benefit producers and the community. We also receive higher incomes to sustain ourselves. If it weren't for Fair Trade, we wouldn't exist as banana producers since the amount we receive for a box of conventional bananas does not cover our expenses.
— Edinson Cabana Zapata, co-op member, ASOPROBAN banana cooperative, Colombia

In our country there was no tradition of fermenting cocoa. With Fair trade income we were able to implement a fermentation program to improve the quality of our cocoa and to convert our production to certified organic. This improved our position in the export market. The Fair Trade market is a very important market for the survival of our associates.
—Isidoro de la Rosa, Executive Director of CONACADO cocoa cooperative, Dominican Republic