why fair trade
Fair trade is a positive and viable alternative trading model. Its primary goal is to build more equitable and sustainable relationships with small-scale co-operative producers in the South. It is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect that results in improved standards of living for producers and high-quality products for consumers.
Our Cocoa Camino products ensure a fair deal for producers by:
- Guaranteeing fair prices to producers
- Paying premiums to improve social conditions in producer communities
- Paying producers in advance to assist in long-term planning and pre-harvest financing
- Supporting democratic participation in farmer-owned co-operatives
- Ensuring that there is no forced labour
- Supporting sustainable farming practices
Through our support of producers over the years, the following projects have been financed through fair trade premiums:
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100% fair traders
Fair trade is at the heart of every Cocoa Camino product. We at La Siembra are 100% committed to fair trade and ensure that every one of our products carries the Fair Trade Certified mark. This allows you the consumer to know that all our claims are audited and verified by an independent third party certifier.
As 100% fair traders, we are members of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) , a global network of fair trade organizations whose mission is to improve the livelihoods and well being of disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting fair trade organizations, and speaking out for greater justice in world trade. Its members include producer co-operatives and associations, export marketing companies, importers, retailers, national and regional Fair Trade networks and financial institutions, dedicated to fair trade principles.
who certifies our products?
All of our Cocoa Camino products are Fair Trade Certified under the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO) International certification system. FLO, established in 1997, is an association of 20 Labelling Initiatives that promote and market the fair trade certification mark in their countries.
TransFair Canada is the National Initiative (NI) for FLO in Canada. It is a non-profit certification and public education organization promoting fair trade to improve the livelihood of developing world farmers and producers. It is FLO’s only Canadian affiliate and works to create and maintain consumer awareness and confidence in fair trade. Licensed companies pay a license fee to TransFair and are regularly audited.
