Does Fair Trade work?
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About the video: ‘Does Fair Trade work?’
Paul Rice talks about how fair trade can help align the interests of corporations and small farmers without sacrificing profitability. As companies look to reduce costs in an increasingly competitive world, the welfare of small producers can be marginalized. Rice describes how fair trade can empower poor farmers by giving them the opportunity to trade directly with buyers and earn a better price for their produce.
Total views: 4,889
Filmed: San Francisco, USA on 27 March 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Paul Rice
Paul Rice is President and CEO of TransFair USA, the only Fair Trade certifier in the United States.
TransFair has developed business partnerships with over 650 US companies (including such leading brands as Starbucks, P&G, Green Mountain and Dunkin’ Donuts), launched Fair Trade coffee into 50,000 retail outlets nationwide, certified over 160 million pounds of Fair Trade coffee.
In 2000 Paul Rice has received the Ashoka Fellowship for his pioneering work in fair trade and in 2002 he was named by the Klaus Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship as one of the world’s top 40 Social Entrepreneurs. He has authored several publications including “Sustainable Coffee at the Crossroads” (1999).
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