What is Fair Trade?

LO: To help us to develop a concept of what fair trade is and where foods

come from.

What do we know about Fair Trade?

Create a mind map,

FAIRTRADE

WHAT IS FAIR TRADE?

Fair Trade is an organised movement that aims to help

producers in developing countries obtain better trading conditions. Producers should be given fair prices for the goods

they produce. It makes sure that trade is conducted legally.

How do we recognise Fair Trade?

The eye-catching blue, green, white and black FAIRTRADE Mark was adopted by

FLO International in 2002. The symbol is open to interpretation. The most popular interpretation is to imagine the blue as

sky, the green as grass, and the black dot and swirl at the centre as a person holding one arm aloft. That figure represents the

people at the heart of the Fair trade system – it could be a farmer holding up

their product, a shopper reaching to purchase, or a campaigner fighting for greater justice in international trade.

HAVE A GO AT DRAWING THE LOGO

What products are Fair Trade and where do they come from?

Vietnam- Spices

North and South India- Cotton, Rice, Vanilla

Uganda- Coffee

Kenya- Flowers

Malawi- Sugar

Belize- Coco

Paraguay- Ice cream

Mexico- Honey

Argentina- Wine

South Africa- Fresh fruits and Vegetables

Africa- Chocolate

What kind of products are fair trade?

Let’s go banana’s...

Watch and listen carefully to the clip.

• What projects have fair trade help to fund?

• Why are fair trade banana’s so important?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIr_9z6qSyw&feature=related

There are now more than 3000 fair trade products on sale in all kinds of Shops,

Supermarkets and Cafe’s ranging from fruits to footballs.

In what types of places have you seen fair trade products being sold?

Did you know?

Consumers worldwide spent £1.1billion on Fair trade Certified Products in 2006. 42% up from 2005. (Fair trade Labelling

Organisations International)

Every year in the UK we eat the equivalent weight of 71,579 London buses of chocolate. (That's 500,000 tonnes!)

Ghana: average annual cocoa farmer income = £160, UK: average annual pocket money* = £166, *Source British Council 2004

Cocoa farmers typically receive only 7 pence from a £1 bar of chocolate.

It’s over to you...

Create a menu using the worksheet provided.

Use the map of where fair trade foods come from and create a selection of meals using at

least one fair trade product per meal and then list down the side where the product comes

from.

Once you have completed your menu;

Think about the types of conditions that farmers whose products are not fair trade may

have to work in (Last weeks lesson).

Write a paragraph explaining why fair trade products are good. How you could encourage

people to buy fair trade?

Homework

Complete the fair trade poem on the sheet.

You will have to think of sentences beginning with the letters of the word fair trade.

Due: Wednesday 26th January 2011.

Plenary

Pick one of the following statements:

1. I am prepared to buy a fair trade product even if it is more expensive.

2. In the UK we should only buy fair trade products.

3. People shopping in the UK only care about price and not where a product comes from.

Write 2 sentences explaining why you have chosen your statement and give reasons.