Fairtrade is winning new friends

Clonakilty Chocolate’s Allison Roberts is a firm supporter of Fairtrade, a movement that ensures farmers and workers receive a fair price or wage. And Fairtrade is booming, writes Ray Ryan.

PEOPLE who treat themselves or their friends to a bar or two of handcrafted Clonakilty Chocolate are doing more than just tickling their taste buds and supporting a local business.

They are also helping to ensure that cocoa farmers in far away Ghana get a fair price for their raw material and are given a chance to face a better future.