Hand in homework
Is organic farming good for the environment? (6 marks)
Ensure your name is on it and put it on my desk.
THE WORK OF
FAIRTRADE
On the back of your worksheet…
‘What does FairTrade mean?’
In the UK we each spend £50 a year on chocolate.
Most cocoa farmers in Ghana earn £50 a year…
and have never tasted chocolate
THE BANANA SPLIT
In the following activity your groups are going to work out who gets what in the banana chain.
BUYER
RETAILER
SHIPPER
GROWER
RIPNERWHOLESALER/IMPORTER
PLANTATION OWNER
PUT THE FOLLOWING INTO THE ORDER YOU THINK THEY TAKE IN THE BANANA CHAIN
GROWER PLANTATION OWNER
SHIPPERWHOLESALER/IMPORTER
RIPNER
RETAILER BUYER
On average, a single banana costs 30 pence.
Using the 1 pence notes, work out how much of the 30 pence goes to each part of the chain.
GROWER PLANTATION OWNER
SHIPPERWHOLESALER/
IMPORTER
RIPNER
RETAILER BUYER
1p5p
4p3p
4p
13p 0p
BANANA GROWER
1 pence
EVERYONE ELSE 29 pence
Fairtrade are an organisation whose aim is to put a stop to the unfairness in the world and ensure the grower of crops receives what they rightly deserve!
What is Fairtrade?
A growing international movement which ensures that producers get:
• Fair price for their goods (that covers the cost of production and guarantees a living
income)• Long term contracts which provide real
security• Support to gain the knowledge and skills they need to develop their businesses and
increase sales
Benefits of Fairtrade for the farmer:
• Regular income
• Fair pay and working conditions
• Cleaner environment
• New housing
• Improved health and sanitation
• Increased efficiency
Benefits for the consumer?
• You are actually doing something to change this situation
• Lots of different foods from different countries
• Raises awareness of fairtrade
• Tastes pretty good too!
GROWER PLANTATION OWNER
SHIPPERWHOLESALER/
IMPORTER
RIPNER
RETAILER BUYER
15p2p
2p3p
2p
6p 0p
What difference does it really
make?
“I have been able to fix the roof of my house, there is
money for food and I can buy new shoes if I want to…but
the most important contribution of Fairtrade is
that our dignity as human beings is
recovered.”Show video
Fairtrade vs. Non Fairtrade
• Sort the following statements into two groups. In one group place those statements that might be made by producers and growers working in a Fairtrade partnership, and in the other group place those statements that might be made by producers and growers working outside a Fairtrade partnership.
Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?• ‘I am prepared to buy a Fairtrade
product even if it is more expensive than a similar non-Fairtrade product.’
• ‘In the UK we should only buy Fairtrade products.’
• ‘People shopping in the UK only care about price, not where their food comes from.’
• Write your reasons.
Homework task
Go into your local supermarket (Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s. Co-op etc) and make a list of all the Fairtrade products they sell.
