Why Trade, Not Aid

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Why Trade, Not Aid

• CASE STUDY
• Banana farming in the west of the Dominican
  Republic

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Situation

• As a small farmer
• Alfredo couldnt sell his bananas for export due
  to uncertainties in the domestic market
• Sometimes he couldnt feed his family
• Sometimes he couldnt sell any of his crops

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Yr 2000 Fairtrade Foundation

• Fairtrade Foundation stepped in and cooperated
  with farmers in 2 villages- Juliana and Jaramillo

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How this helped Alfredo

• Alfredos bananas now sold in Sainsbury
  suprmarkets
• Is guaranteed minimum price the whole year
• Earns double what he earned previously

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How the community was helped

• They earn a steady income
• The receive a fairtrade premium to spend on
  community projects, such as
• Bringing water to the villages (where water used
  to be sold at 40 pesos a day). Now, they only
  contribute 40 pesos a month for maintenance of
  the generator.

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• The premium also pays for
• Toilets
• Clinic
• Community canteen (where 200 people can get a
  meal at a lower price).
• Farmers have also upgraded the roads, drains,
  irrigation schemes
• Farmers have funded uniforms for students

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The fairtrade commitment

• The farmers employ 60 workers to harvest, and
  pack the bananas. They are paid above the minimum
  wage.
• The fairtrade commitment includes environmental
  issues such as clearing up plastic bags and
  protecting bananas on trees.

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