Dilek's Homework

It is generally believed that fair trade encourages development of the local communities. Specifically, producers of fair trade goods use their financial and techincal expertise in their commuinities. For example, a coffee co-operative in Mexico started a public bus service in the village. Moreover, it seems likely that fair trade helps to reduce environmental damage, in particular, many fair trade producers use systems which allow the soil to recover naturally without chemicals. For instance, producers of organic rice in Thailand use traditional techniques which do not use chemicals or exhaust the soil.