Fairtrade
With Fairtrade, farmers are guaranteed at the very least a minimum price and if the market goes up, so does the minimum price. What’s more, the price is set to cover the costs of truly sustainable development, with enough left over to give farmers a decent livelihood. So the result is that farmers can invest in increasing the quality of their crops, which in turn will hopefully result in better profits in the future.
As well as this minimum price paid to farmers, an additional amount is provided to be invested in social, commercial or environmental development projects. This could be building schools and clinics, installing electrical improvements that should benefit the long term sustainability of the community.