Trade not aid or aid through…
Trade not aid or aid through trade? This was the challenge from Tomy Matthew, the promoter of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK), to a group of visiting Traidcraft campaigners. He…
Trade not aid or aid through trade? This was the challenge from Tomy Matthew, the promoter of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK), to a group of visiting Traidcraft campaigners. He…
How Fair Trade can make people first policies competitive How Fair Trade can make people first policies competitive (In the image:Some FTAK farmers that I met in Waynaud enjoying life)…
Fair Trade + 3 introducing FTAK’s : FAIR TRADE + 3! I recently met up with Tomy Matthew who came over to Edinburgh during Fairtrade Fortnight. Tomy is one of…
The first pillar of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala’s Fair Trade + 3 is biodiviersity. The aim: that every FTAK’s farm should be like a tropical rainforest boasting a rich, dense, diversity of…
I am visiting Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK) to understand more about the role of women in the production of cashew and coffee. It is also a chance to learn…
After hearing Tomy Mathew, one of the founders and promoters of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK), present at Twin’s Climate Change roundtable in March this year, I am curious to…
In April 2012 I visited Wayanad in Kerala and meet the Pulpally women’s group and learnt about FTAK’s ‘Fairtrade plus 3’ policy, in particular to distribute Fairtrade premiums as loans…
Fair Trade Plus Three: Biodiversity, Food Security, and Gender Equality in Kerala, India Fair Trade Plus Three: Biodiversity, Food Security, and Gender Equality in Kerala, India Fair Trade Alliance of…
