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  „Max Havelaar later added sugar, cocoa, tea, honey and bananas--historically colonial cash crops--from cooperatives in former colonies. More countries took on the concept and changed the name to TransFair, and in 1997 incorporated into Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), which now has branches in Canada, Japan, and 15 importing countries in Europe.“

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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Growers | Manuel, Fairtrade cocoa farmer

  „Manuel's day starts at six o’clock. He has a breakfast of bananas, and might have a cup of cocoa. Two hours later he is at work, clearing weeds and tending the cocoa plants and the surrounding fruit trees that give the plants shade. Maria prepares his lunch ‘because she loves me’, Manuel says, with a twinkle in his eye. It's a meal of rice and beans, sometimes with meat.“

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TransFair Canada: Fair Trade Certified Products

  „La Siembra Cooperative is one of Canada's leading Fair Trade companies. Its chocolate bars, baking cocoa, hot chocolate mixes and sugar are known under the brand name of Cocoa Camino.“

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TransFair Canada: Farmer Stories

  „Like his neighbours, he has a small plot of land where he grows fruit trees, such as mangoes. But in between the mango trees he also has many lovely cocoa trees with large yellow and red pods. Cocoa trees grow best in the shade of other trees. The beans from inside the cocoa pods are used for making many products.“

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TransFair Canada: What's Fair?

  „The farmers and businesspeople who want to work with the Fair Trade system agree to do business by the rules. When cocoa is sold and a chocolate bar has been made according to the Fair Trade rules, it gets to have a logo on it, like this:“

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