coffee

Cecocafen, in Nicaragua’s Matagalpa region, is a group of eleven cooperatives whose members are small coffee producers. By banding together, the small farmers who are members of Cecocafen were among the first to own their own processing mill and control the final step in processing. This gives them (...)

cotton

Fair-trade products are also respectful of the environment. Growing organic cotton lets farmers respect their land, avoid poisoning it with pesticides that are harmful to them and their families, and also avoid going into debt to pay for the chemicals. From organic cotton farming to the creation (...)

tourism

Text by Alexandra Rey Doudou, Zigla Koulpélé, Koïrézéna, Boala... A French association, TDS – for Tourisme et Développement Solidaires (“Solidarity tourism and development,” came up with the idea of organizing “Fair trade” tours in Burkina Faso. The concept is built around one key (...)