Event: Fairtrade Fortnight

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Online and in the shops: Bangles, flowers, bath bar and headphones

Alex and Ani’s Hand in Hand bangle, has the symbol of a child’s hand in their mother’s and the quote “Mothers hold their child’s hand for a moment and their heart for a lifetime”. 

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Denise Hall: Bananas show why fair trade saves lives

food

Expert chef, David Rice, boils down art of cooking seafood

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Online and in the shops: Bargain pricing

farming

Fairtrade is winning new friends

Hot tip

Fairtrade sales soar

Sales of Fairtrade products in the UK soared to £493m (€653m) last year – up 81% on 2006, figures out today show.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2008

Dublin gets Fairtrade status

Dublin will be awarded Fairtrade Capital City status today, just two years after it launched a campaign aimed at securing the title.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2008

Ireland learns the benefits of Fairtrade

FAIRTRADE Fortnight kicked off yesterday with food producers from around the globe heralding benefits of the Fairtrade concept.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2007

Fair trading up

Shoppers are flocking to buy foods guaranteed to give Third-World farmers a better deal.

Sun, 02 Mar, 2003