Fairtrade: Who Benefits?
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Because Food Matters
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary (4-6)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Food Technology
- Produced By: VEA Group Pty Ltd
- Year: 2009
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 23m
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The Fairtrade scheme ensures a fair price for food producers in poor countries. This program explains the Fairtrade scheme, identifying how it benefits farmers in poorer countries and how the Fairtrade Organization invests in farming communities. Hear from members of one such community in St Lucia, as well as consumers and retailers of Fairtrade products. Students give their own views on Fairtrade and members of a Fairtrade Town in Britain are interviewed, before discussion concludes with consideration of potential disadvantages of, and the future for, the Fairtrade scheme.