Fair Trade Digital Exhibit

1. Fair
Trade

2. ACES Funk Library contains many volumes on
international trade. One subset of this which pertains
specifically to agriculture is Fair Trade. According to
The Fair Trade Revolution, “Fairtrade standards aim
to strengthen the position of small-scale farmers and
workers in developing countries.” As such, Fair Trade
operates at the intersection of human rights and
agriculture. The items displayed here provide a
glimpse into Fair Trade movement.

3. Nurjahan and Renu Begum gather water
hyacinths from a canal in the Agailjara
region, in southern Bangladesh.
“For small-scale producers and their cooperatives,
certification means:
• guaranteed minimum prices covering production costs
• development premiums
• pre-financing on demand
• healthy environmental management.
For the consumer:
• it gives the product legitimacy and
• indicates its true socioeconomic value”
(St. Pierre, p. 46).
FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION
“Today, there are 19 national fair trade labelling
initiatives under the umbrella of Fairtrade Labelling
Organizations International (FLO), founded in 1997”
(St. Pierre, p. 46).
Fair trade: a human journey.
By Éric St-Pierre.
Fredericton, N.B: Goose Lane
Editions, 2012.
382.1 St1t:E [ACES]

4. Ethical Sourcing in the
Global Food System.
By Stephanie Barrientos
and Catherine Dolan.
Sterling, VA: Earthscan,
2006.
174.9664 Et371 [ACES]

5. Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System.
By Stephanie Barrientos and Catherine Dolan.
Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2006.
174.9664 Et371 [ACES]

6. Harvest time in Makaibari
Sujata, a picking supervisor at Makaibari
Fair trade: a human journey.
By Éric St-Pierre.
Fredericton, N.B: Goose Lane
Editions, 2012.
382.1 St1t:E [ACES]
Tea
“As for fair trade tea, we are
seeing a recent explosion in
demand – a growth of 112%
between 2007 and 2008 – mainly
because of a commitment to
purchase made by one of the
biggest food chains in the United
Kingdom at the end of 2007.This
tripled sales all at once, resulting
in a 10% market share for fair
trade teas among the English, who
are key consumers”
(St. Pierre, p. 86).

7. Zénabou and other producers in the Tabou
group kneading the shea kernel paste.
Fair trade: a human
journey.
By Éric St-Pierre.
Fredericton, N.B:
Goose Lane
Editions, 2012.
382.1 St1t:E [ACES]
Main Producing Countries
Nigeria
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Côte d’Ivoire
53%
23%
9%
8%
4%
SHEA
“On the edge of the Sub-Saharan region, a wide swath
of the African continent depends on the generosity of a
tall sturdy tree. Both a defense against the encroaching
desert and resource for rural populations from Guinea-
Bissau to Ethiopia, the shea tree has something of the
sacred about it” (St. Pierre, p. 168).

8. Fair trade: a human journey.
By Éric St-Pierre.
Fredericton, N.B: Goose Lane
Editions, 2012.
382.1 St1t:E [ACES]
“’Our union’s strength lies in our members’ similarity;
they are all peasant women. Our president doesn’t drive
around in an air-conditioned 4x4; she rides a bike and
kneads her butter like everyone else,’ explains Abou, the
manager of the Union de Léo. ‘We currently have 3,000
women producers and more than 1,000 more are
waiting to join the Union’” (St. Pierre, p. 174).
“Solidarity with African
women has a direct impact
on the living standards of
the whole family”
(St. Pierre, p. 174).
In the village of Siby, Nantene Konaté
gathers her shea nuts before dew falls.
Well dried, they will keep for several
months.
FEMALE SOLIDARITY

9. Main reasons to buy Fair Trade products
Reason % of respondents
• A fair price to farmers in developing countries
• Safe and honest production processes
• Retention of dignity and autonomy
63
56
52
Sustainable Consumption, Ecology, and
Fair Trade.
By Edwin Zaccaï.
London: Routledge, 2007.
359.4701 Su827 [ACES]

10. For more books and
resources about Fair Trade,
visit the Funk Library!