Dover is er trots op een Fairtrade Town te zijn en ondersteunt Fairtrade twee weken 2022 van 21st February to 6th Maart.
Fairtrade's "Choose the World You Want" Festival keert voor een tweede jaar terug voor Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 21st February to 6th Maart. Het bevat een reeks virtuele evenementen die zijn ontworpen om deel te nemen, inform and educate people around the urgent message of Fairtrade and climate change, the future of our food and those who produce it.
Fairtrade Fortnight is an opportunity for individuals, communities, and businesses around country to stand with farmers in low-income countries such as Honduras and Uganda who are affected daily by climate change. Together, by keeping the pressure on government and businesses, we can all play a role in ensuring farmers can benefit from fairer prices, fairer trading practices and the resources needed for tackling the climate emergency. The climate crisis is the biggest threat to the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers and agricultural workers in low-income countries worldwide. Without a fairer income, they are unable to invest in the types of mitigation and adaptation techniques needed to protect the environment, and their businesses. This represents a vicious cycle of poverty in which steps towards environmental protection and decarbonisation are likely to be beyond reach for those who aren’t even able to earn a living income because the price they receive for their produce is far too low.
COP26 fell short of what farmers and workers need but together we can still make a difference. As valued members of the Fairtrade movement, thousands of Fairtrade towns, villages, schools and churches are proud to use Fairtrade products, including tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits, and support Fairtrade as a key solution for making trade fairer for those in lower-income countries. To find out more about how to take part in 2022, visit https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight/
Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, fatsoenlijke arbeidsvoorwaarden, and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in low-income countries. Fairtrade International is an independent non-profit organization representing 1.9 million small-scale farmers and workers worldwide. It owns the FAIRTRADE Mark, a registered trademark of Fairtrade that appears on more than 37,000 products. Beyond certification, Fairtrade International and its member organizations empower producers, partner with businesses, engage consumers, and advocate for a fair and sustainable future. Fairtrade is committed to fighting the climate crisis.
Fairtrade Standards encourage producers to protect the environment by improving soil, planting trees, conserving water and avoiding pesticides, while Fairtrade’s programmes include climate academies for farmers to share best practice. At the same time, Fairtrade makes training available to producers so that they can use the latest agricultural methods, such as intercropping and shade-grown coffee to adapt to conditions. The FAIRTRADE Mark on a product means that the Fairtrade ingredients in that product have been independently verified by FLOCERT, an independent certifier accredited by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).