Ymhlith yr ymweliadau roedd taith o gwmpas Menter Gydweithredol Gumutindo ar gyfer Masnach Deg a Choffi Organig, y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi’i helpu trwy ariannu arbenigwr rheoli.  Gwelais drosof fy hun y manteision y mae Masnach Deg yn eu rhoi i ffermwyr tlawd. Mae’r manteision hn yn cynnwys gwelliannau cymunedol megis cyflenwad dŵr rheolaidd, toiledau gwell ac Undeb Credyd ynghyd â phrisiau sylweddol uwch am eu coffi o’r radd flaenaf. Cefais daith o amgylch un o feithrinfeydd coed Maint Cymru lle mae degau o rywogaethau o goed yn cael eu tyfu i helpu i rwymo’r pridd, darparu cysgod i gnydau, tanwydd ar gyfer coginio a phren ar gyfer adeiladu. Ymwelais â phrosiect cadw gwenyn, sy’n cael ei gefnogi gan Bees for Development o Sir Fynwy a’i ariannu â grant bach gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn rhoi incwm ychwanegol i fenywod sy’n ffermio yn ogystal â maeth gwell i’w plant a pheilliad gwell i’w coffi.
Visits included a tour of the Gumutindo Fairtrade and Organic Coffee Cooperative, which the Welsh Government has helped by funding a management expert.  I saw for myself the benefits that Fairtrade brings to poor farmers in the form of community improvements such as a regular water supply, better toilets and a Credit Union along with considerably better prices for their top quality coffee.  I was given a tour of one of the Size of Wales tree nurseries where dozens of varieties of trees are grown to help bind the soil, provide shade for crops, fuel for cooking and wood for building.  I visited a bee keeping project, supported by Monmouthshire based Bees for Development and funded with a small grant from the Welsh Government which is giving women farmers an additional income alongside improved nutrition for their children and better pollination for their coffee.