In Asia, small-scale producers see increasing chances of a better life. In India, Hivos and its partners are encouraging the fair trade market. And in Indonesia they are helping small-scale palm oil farmers to compete with big companies.
Posted on | 17/12/2009
Fair trade conquers India
Fair trade products from India are selling like hotcakes in the West. But this export market is too small for the high production in India. Hivos and Indian partners see a perfect new target group in the country’s growing middle class.
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Posted on | 17/12/2009
Taking steps towards sustainable palm oil
The global demand for palm oil is rising. At the same time the need for palm oil production land is growing in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest palm oil producers. Many local farmers have already been driven off their land for this. And forests are being cut down, which has a disastrous effect on biodiversity.
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Remarkable tree offers commercial opportunities
The baobab only grows in Southern Africa. It is a sacred tree for various tribes. Thanks to Hivos partner PhytoTrade the baobab now offers commercial opportunities to poor farmers. This non-profit trade organisation was given a permit in 2008 to sell baobab fruit to the EU.
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