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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Small Farmers. Big Change
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Small Farmers. Big Change. Me and Paul at the FTAK office. The thing I was most struck by was just how small scale the farmers are that Fair Trade is working with. They ranged from owning a plot of land of under 1 acre (tiny! Matthew with his cashew tree. I'm reading: Small Farmers. Big Change. Posted by Kate Meakin. January 19, 2011 at 6:04 AM. The trade/aid thing is really important isnt it. Its something thats been at the back of my...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Roll up roll up for the world market rollercoaster
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Roll up roll up for the world market rollercoaster. When she was good she was very very good, but when she was bad she was horrid. Such are the highs and lows of the rollercoaster ride that is the world market. Producers climb on with trepidation and along the journey will feel a mixture of elation, despair, fear, gratitude, anger and surprise. Per kg and now it is more than triple the price at 220 rupees per kg weeeeeeeeee! T pay back their...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Making biodiversity a corner stone
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Sunday, June 2, 2013. Making biodiversity a corner stone. The first pillar of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala’s Fair Trade 3. Most biodiverse place on the planet, in fact there are 325 globally threatened species of flora, fauna, birds, amphibians and reptiles and it’s one of the few places left in the world where new species are still being discovered! A rare frog found only in Eravikulam National Park, Kerala. There is a perception that the rules and regulations which ...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: March 2013
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Friday, March 22, 2013. I recently met up with Tomy Matthew who came over to Edinburgh during Fairtrade Fortnight. Tomy is one of the founders of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK) and remains the Promoter of the organisation. At our meeting Tomy let me know about FTAK's plans and the new challenges they are facing. Basically it was all so interesting that it warranted re-launching this blog! So without further ado, introducing FTAK's : FAIR TRADE 3! Aim: Each farmer...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: February 2011
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Friday, February 25, 2011. How Fair Trade can make people first policies competitive. Some FTAK farmers that I met in Waynaud enjoying life. Kerala is a unique state in India. It has lots of things to boast about including a minimum wage, politically active and trade unionized citizens, high literacy etc etc (click here for lots more info. A law that will promote Fair Trade practices in government and society. To read a more full discussion around the issues please ...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Trade not aid or aid through trade?
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Thursday, February 3, 2011. Trade not aid or aid through trade? Animma Aroy with her cell meeting minute book. Trade not aid or aid through trade? This was the challenge from Tomy Matthew, the promoter of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK), to a group of visiting Traidcraft campaigners. He put forward that the narrative around Fair Trade, despite an initial acceptance that aid is disempowering, has crept back into the charity 'help the poor farmer' version. Blog post...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Combating poverty in a market driven world
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Monday, February 14, 2011. Combating poverty in a market driven world. This was the topic discussed at a conference in Mumbai. I thought I’d stick to the analogy of the rising tide and look at the case of very small producers. 8216;A rising tide will raise all boats’ assumes that everyone has a boat. So how does Fair Trade fit in with this analogy? Fair Trade is a lifeboat? Is right and in the end turbo capitalism will cause a giant tsunami? Posted by Kate Meakin.
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: Fair Trade + 3
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Friday, March 22, 2013. I recently met up with Tomy Matthew who came over to Edinburgh during Fairtrade Fortnight. Tomy is one of the founders of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK) and remains the Promoter of the organisation. At our meeting Tomy let me know about FTAK's plans and the new challenges they are facing. Basically it was all so interesting that it warranted re-launching this blog! So without further ado, introducing FTAK's : FAIR TRADE 3! Aim: Each farmer...
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India: How Fair Trade can make people first policies competitive
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Finding out about Fair Trade in India. Friday, February 25, 2011. How Fair Trade can make people first policies competitive. Some FTAK farmers that I met in Waynaud enjoying life. Kerala is a unique state in India. It has lots of things to boast about including a minimum wage, politically active and trade unionized citizens, high literacy etc etc (click here for lots more info. A law that will promote Fair Trade practices in government and society. To read a more full discussion around the issues please ...
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