“On top of that fair price, they also get a premium too,” she adds.
Elaine Coltham, third from right, is Ipswich Fairtrade Steering Group s chairman. She, along with other group members, work tirelessly to explain the benefits of buying Fairtrade to the people of Suffolk
- Credit: Elaine Coltham
It’s with that additional premium that the farmers and suppliers can improve their communities alongside their living and working conditions. Premiums are often spent on education, medical care, water facilities and infrastructure.
On average, each Fairtrade producer will receive around £108,000 in premiums.
“It’s important the people receiving the premium have the right to decide what’s best for their own communities. It’s all about making people’s lives safer, better and more dignified.”
“On top of that fair price, they also get a premium too,” she adds.
Elaine Coltham, third from right, is Ipswich Fairtrade Steering Group s chairman. She, along with other group members, work tirelessly to explain the benefits of buying Fairtrade to the people of Suffolk
- Credit: Elaine Coltham
It’s with that additional premium that the farmers and suppliers can improve their communities alongside their living and working conditions. Premiums are often spent on education, medical care, water facilities and infrastructure.
On average, each Fairtrade producer will receive around £108,000 in premiums.
“It’s important the people receiving the premium have the right to decide what’s best for their own communities. It’s all about making people’s lives safer, better and more dignified.”