Why should you buy fairtrade products?

Because what usually happens is farmers in other countries grow products and ship them to companies that sell them to market stores. The problem with this, because of free trade, is that the companies hold a monopoly of sorts on farmers. The companies can pay the farmers whatever they please because the farmers need to sell their products to someone and they usually are not able to sell enough locally to make a living. And so that they themselves can make some sort of living, farmers often feel it necessary to take advantage of their workers, if they have any. It's in these conditions that human trafficking often occurs. Farmers and/or their workers are often forced to work in horrible conditions and the make anywhere from barely enough to support themselves to being forced far into debt and servitude. Fair trade products meet certain conditions that assure that farmers get a fair price, encouraging them to improve their conditions and pay their own workers fairly. With this money the farmers can invest in their local economy, stimulating sustainability and helping developing countries. Another fair trade guideline assures that the farmers are using recyclable materials and are being good to their land. It also helps farmers work towards growing organically. And when the farmers are paid fair wages, they have less reason to cut corners when growing your food, assuring that your food is better quality and more natural. It's true that fair trade goods are often a little more expensive than the cheapest brands out there, but the good that you do is more than worth it. Also, the more popular fair trade products get, the cheaper and cheaper they can sell them to you, as has been happening since the fair trade movement began. Everyone wins... except the selfish, greedy middle man companies that avoid fair trade guidelines; their profits go down. How sad.

You should buy Fair trade products because it means that the farmers, traders and exporters, shippers, producers and the sellers all get the same amount of money. if you dont buy fair trade then the farmers who do the most work get the least amount of money (5p)

It is better for farmers in poor working conditions because they get paid a fairer price for the produce they sell.

You should buy fairtrade products because it means that more of the profit made from the money you spend on it goes back to the actual grower of the product instead of the middle-man.