mass produced like most coffee beans. All funds go to environmental, economic and social projects. Each community is allowed to determine themselves where the money should go (Fair Trade USA, 1). This gives all communities a better quality of life. There are many advantages of Fair Trade such as improvements in education, environment, poverty, health care and women’s rights. Fair trade provides income for families to keep their children in school instead of on the farm. These funds provide supplies, tuition, scholarships and daily meals (Fair Trade USA, 1). Low income leads many farmers to practices that decrease environment quality such as deforestation and getting rid of pesticides in water resources. When fair trade is involved they ensure that farmers follow strict environmental standards. They aid in organic conversion and water conservation (Fair Trade USA, 1). Doing these things help their bean quality and in return Starbucks pays top dollar for their exceptional coffee. Fighting poverty is another huge impact of fair trade. By providing things such as tools to further smallholder farms, they are able to rise above debt and poverty (Fair Trade USA, 1). Small communities need proper health care to thrive. Under Fair Trade Certified standards, all farmers and families are provided with farmer’s adequate health care. This and medicine. They work hard to includes doctors’ visits, vaccinations build health facilities in these growing regions to provide appropriate assistance to their workers (Fair Trade USA, 1). The lives of women are also strongly impacted by Fair Trade. Under fair trade women are empowered because they are given many of the same jobs as men and they are free of harassment on the job. They are given many opportunities such as scholarships and leader positions (Fair Trade USA, 1). These advantages are only a fraction of what fair trade provides to these small coffee farm communities. Starbucks cares about their workers and strive to make lives better for them and their families.
mass produced like most coffee beans. All funds go to environmental, economic and social projects. Each community is allowed to determine themselves where the money should go (Fair Trade USA, 1). This gives all communities a better quality of life. There are many advantages of Fair Trade such as improvements in education, environment, poverty, health care and women’s rights. Fair trade provides income for families to keep their children in school instead of on the farm. These funds provide supplies, tuition, scholarships and daily meals (Fair Trade USA, 1). Low income leads many farmers to practices that decrease environment quality such as deforestation and getting rid of pesticides in water resources. When fair trade is involved they ensure that farmers follow strict environmental standards. They aid in organic conversion and water conservation (Fair Trade USA, 1). Doing these things help their bean quality and in return Starbucks pays top dollar for their exceptional coffee. Fighting poverty is another huge impact of fair trade. By providing things such as tools to further smallholder farms, they are able to rise above debt and poverty (Fair Trade USA, 1). Small communities need proper health care to thrive. Under Fair Trade Certified standards, all farmers and farmer’s families are provided with adequate health care. This includes doctors’ visits, vaccinations and medicine. They work hard to build health facilities in these growing regions to provide appropriate assistance to their workers (Fair Trade USA, 1). The lives of women are also strongly impacted by Fair Trade. Under fair trade women are empowered because they are given many of the same jobs as men and they are free of harassment on the job. They are given many opportunities such as scholarships and leader positions (Fair Trade USA, 1). These advantages are only a fraction of what fair trade provides to these small coffee farm communities. Starbucks cares about their workers and strive to make lives better for them and their families.
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