Many products one needs every day or wishes to give away as a gift can be bought in accordance with fair trade principles, thus eliminating a number of negative aspects dominating the international trade today. Fair trade protects small producers, particularly women and children, from exploitation by middlemen and corporations. Long term partnership and suitable jobs thus give hope for a better future.
Slovenian fair trade cooperative, Odjuga, sells artisan products, natural cosmetics and numerous ecological food items. Particularly popular among the latter is the Jambo Espresso, a distinctly aromatic species of Arabica coffee. This species flourishes on the volcanic soil of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda.
Coffee is the second most traded product in the world, next to oil. In Uganda, coffee trade amounts to nearly a half of the country’s export income. But the price of coffee is fluctuating considerably which means that the producers often cannot even cover the production costs. Fair trade offers an efficient alternative: to pay for labour and production costs fairly and on top of that include a social and environmental premium. This effectively empowers the producers socially and economically.
For more information visit:
www.odjuga.si www.3muhe.si info@odjuga.si
