Direct trade companies
Impact: Tony's Chocolonely
Employ 5,420 farmers with a living income
Give the farmers enough money so they can send their kids to school
Offer agriculture training for the farmers, supplies nurseries for cocoa trees, and donates money to the farmers communities to help better them.
Employ 5,420 farmers with a living income
Give the farmers enough money so they can send their kids to school
Offer agriculture training for the farmers, supplies nurseries for cocoa trees, and donates money to the farmers communities to help better them.
Impact: Third Culture Coffee
Pay the farmers 20 percent above the market price so the farmers can pay their pickers a fair wage
Send a monthly donation to farmers to help fun different sustainable projects
Pay the farmers 20 percent above the market price so the farmers can pay their pickers a fair wage
Send a monthly donation to farmers to help fun different sustainable projects
Benefits of Direct Trade:
Can easily spot needs of producers and make changes
Have better quality produce (compared to fair trade)
Elminates authority issues that trdational supply chains have
The close relationship between the buyer and producer make working with one another easier which in turn makes the company more successful
Can easily spot needs of producers and make changes
Have better quality produce (compared to fair trade)
Elminates authority issues that trdational supply chains have
The close relationship between the buyer and producer make working with one another easier which in turn makes the company more successful