Growing Fair Trade Coffee Gives Coffee Farmers A Better Life

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Fair Trade certified coffee allows coffee farmers in the poorest areas of the world to lift themselves out of poverty by obtaining a fair price for their product. Here are some of the ways that growing Fair Trade coffee gives coffee farmers a better life.

Fair Trade USA is a non-profit organization established for the purpose of monitoring and certifying products as Fair Trade. Coffee is only one of several products that can be Fair Trade certified. Other products include tea, wine, honey, grain, wearing apparel, body care and many others.

Fairtrade International is an organization that sets the standards for Fair Trade certification on an international level. The mission of this organization is to support Fair Trade producers, as well as, promoting trade justice.

Fair Trade certification and labeling was enacted in the late 1980s to assure consumers that strict social and economic standards are followed in the growing, harvesting, packaging and labeling of coffee. Every step of coffee growing and packaging must be 100% Fair Trade coffee in order to be certified by Fair Trade USA and carry the Fair Trade label.