Fair Trade

Question 1

There are 5 points in fair trade…
What’s the first?

Answer 1

The foundation buys coffee beans directly from groups of coffee farmers.

Question 2

There are 5 points in fair trade…
What’s the second?

Answer 2

It offers them a fair price for the coffee - enough to live on , plus profit.

Question 3

There are 5 points in fair trade…
What’s the third?

Answer 3

It pays part of the money in advance , before the coffee is harvested, so that the farmers don’t run short.

Question 4

There are 5 points in fair trade…
What’s the fourth?

Answer 4

It gets supermarkets to sell the coffee, stamped with the fair trade logo.

Question 5

There are 5 points in fair trade…
What’s the fifth ?

Answer 5

People who want to help the coffee farmers can buy it and they don’t mind that it costs a bit more.

Question 6

What kind of promises do the coffee farmers make in return?

Answer 6

To treat their workers fairly and to look after the environment.

Question 7

Name some things that are fair trade

Answer 7

Gold, coffee, cotton, bananas, chocolate, fruit/veg, vanilla and spices, wine, beers, nuts, dried fruits, flowers, tea.

Question 8

What is farming like for workers before fair trade

Answer 8

Had little power and couldn’t choose how much money they get. If there was bad weather or disease they wouldn’t get any money iPad the crops didn’t grow.

Question 9

Why are cocoa farmers wages low before joining a fair trade cooperation?

Answer 9

The big companies barely paid the farmers. Don’t get to choose their own income. Buyers have all the power.

Question 10

What are the benefits of the fair trade minimum price?

Answer 10

When the global market price gets low, the farmers have a safety net so the farmers still get a good wage.