The ANAPQUI cooperative that grows the quinoa is made up of people from the Quechua and Aymara indigenous groups. Fair Trade production has already resulted in the creation of over 2,500 jobs and over $10,000 in community development funds.
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Spirits
Sitting down to a Fair Trade drink is worthy of a toast. Fair Trade Certified ingredients are used to formulate distilled alcoholic beverages and spirits, an exciting development that provides even more farmers and workers around the globe with the tools to improve their lives and pull themselves from poverty. Fair Trade ingredients include sugar in rum, quinoa in vodka and rice in sake. The availability of spirits made from Fair Trade ingredients provides you with a new opportunity to show your commitment to sustainable foods.
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Featured Producer
Cooperativa Cañera de San Ramón RL
In the San Ramon region of Costa Rica, small-scale sugar producers formed Coopecañera in 1972. San Ramon was a particularly poor region and members of Coopecañera faced many obstacles during its early years. Sugarcane farmers found it difficult to turn a profit and earn adequate incomes.
