Spicy squares of crysallised ginger in delicious milk chocolate.
- 6 x 100g
- Suitable for Vegetarians
- Carries the FAIRTRADE Mark
Fair Trade Ginger
The ginger is supplied by NAPC. NAPC's factory was built as part of an EU funded development project and opened in 1998. The project has been very successful in establishing self help groups of farmers, to promote the growth of fresh vegetables in particular. It also established an experimental fruit-processing factory, to add value to local produce. This is located in Kerala's pineapple growing area and employs about 60 people. It is a public limited company, with 70% of the shares owned by local farmers, the other 30% by the Government of Kerala.
Fair Trade Chocolate
"Through Fairtrade and Kuapa we now have a lot of progress. We have good drinking water, toilet facilities and schools. Kuapa pay the farmers on time and there is no cheating." - Comfort Kwaasibea.
Kuapa Kokoo is a co-op union of 937 village societies, representing about 40,000 farmers. They currently sell about 650 tonnes of cocoa to the fair trade market each year.
Fair Trade Sugar
The Kasinthula Cane Growers' Association (KCG) is Traidcraft's new sugar supplier. In February 2004, Traidcraft's Market Access Centre ran a Trading Fairly Workshop for 33 farmers to introduce them to fair trade, Traidcraft and how their premium committee could operate. As a result, in March 2004, the village of Kapasule gained its own supply of safe, clean water from a borehole paid for with the fair trade premium.
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