How Fairtrade benefits Ghanaian cocoa farmers

Worldwide demand for cocoa to make chocolate products may be growing; but that does not necessarily point to increased income for cocoa farmers.

In an article in Africa News Christiana Ohene-Agyare, President of Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union, the co-operative explains the crucial role Fairtrade has played in helping farmers improve their livelihoods.

"Fairtrade has delivered significant additional income to Kuapa Kokoo and through our democratic processes we have allocated that money. A significant part has been paid directly to our farmer members and to projects that directly benefit them. Without the support and extra income which Fairtrade and our Fairtrade partners deliver, we wouldn’t be here today and cocoa farmers would still have no say in their own futures,” she stated.

read the full article 
http://www.africanews.com/site/How_Fairtrade_benefits_Ghanaian_cocoa_farmers/list_messages/42654

Ammanford - The first Fair Trade town in Wales

There is an excellent article about establishing Ammanford as the First Fairtrade Town in Wales and how we are going about renewing our status.

please go and read it for yourself at 
 
http://www.cynnalcymru.com/casestudy/wales-africa-first-fair-trade-town-wales-ammanford

Now that Wales is the first Fair Trade Nation in the world - it achieved this status in June 2008 - it's difficult to appreciate that just five years ago not a single place in Wales had Fair Trade status.

Tref Masnach Deg Cyntaf Cymru

Mae yna erthygl arbennig am hanes Rhydaman fel Tref Masnach Deg cyntaf Cymru ar safle Cynnal Cymru

Ewch i'w darllen -
 http://www.cynnalcymru.com/casestudy/wales-africa-first-fair-trade-town-wales-ammanford

AMMANFORD FAIRTRADE DIRECTORY

With the increasing rise in the number of Fairtrade goods available in Ammanford, the need for a Fairtrade directory is much less than it was when we produced our first directory in 2002, when you really did have to hunt around to find Fairtrade products. Now, several of the most popular chocolate bars are Fairtrade, and all the supermarkets at least have the basics of Fairtrade tea, coffee, etc.

This guide does not include those who have become Fairtrade stockists by default due to Cadbury's, Nestle or Mars converting some of their ranges to Fairtrade. (For example, the cafes list could have been longer if we included those using Cadbury's hot chocolate, and every newsagent could have been included for stocking Maltesers or Kit Kat or Dairy Milk). This guide advertises those who have made more of a conscious effort to stock and support Fairtrade.

SUPERMARKETS AND LARGER STORES :

Boots : For Fairtrade in Boots, look for the EXTRACTS range of fairtrade health and beauty care products. Also coffee and cookie and hot chocolate fairtrade gift packs. 

Co-Operative : Ammanford's biggest range of Fairtrade foods, and more. While you expect to find fairtrade coffee and bananas in most supermarkets nowadays, the Co-Op also has fairtrade cotton wool and barbecues! Sugar, Wines and chocolate (all their own brand chocolate), or muesli, fruit juice and dried mangoes... Something to suit any diet! Rowse honey, Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and a big range of fairtrade nuts and healthy snack packs are other highlights. A real choice of Fairtrade teas, coffees and hot chocolate too. And fairtrade cotton bags to put it all in!

The store also has lots of information about Fairtrade, in the form of large photo-panels, and a community noticeboard where we advertise Ammanford Fairtrade Group meetings. They also supply bananas for our famous annual Fairtrade Banana Split!

Lidl : For Fairtrade in LIDL, look for the FAIRGLOBE range which features bananas, chocolate, juice, coffee and sugar. They also have fairtrade cotton bags to put your fairtrade shopping in!

Tesco : All the Fairtrade basics of drinks, sugars, and chocolates are available.

 INDEPENDENT STORES :

Bertram's, College Street Arcade : A lovely selection of Fair Trade crafts and gifts, specialising in musical instruments.

Flowercraft, College Street Arcade : A range of Fairtrade flowers and gifts available to order through Interflora.

Harmony, Wind Street : A great range of attractive Fair Trade crafts, gifts and homeware. Also clothing, bags and scarves. Also operates as an holistic centre and teaching venue.

Jelf's, Wind Street : A variety of fairtrade herbal, green and fruit teas, healthy snacks and Goodlife’s Fairtrade range of Nut Cutlets and Spicy Bean Quarter Pounders. And mollasses too!

CAFES :

i-smooth, College Street : A community cafe, operating as a social enterprise. All hot drinks are Fairtrade. 

Gregg's, Quay Street : All Gregg's tea, coffee and hot chocolate is fairtrade, as is their orange juice.

No. 6, High Street : Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate, and yummy home made fairtrade malteser crunch biscuits!

 

LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE A FAIRTRADE SHOPPER OR STOCKIST SOMEWHERE NOT MENTIONED ABOVE!

 

CYFEIRLYFR DIWEDDARAF

CYFEIRLYFR MASNACH DEG RHYDAMAN

Gyda nifer gynyddol o nwyddau Masnach De gar gael yn Rhydaman mae’r angen am gyfeirlyfr yn llawer llai nag yr oedd yn 2002 pan gyhoeddwyd yr un cyntaf. Adeg hynny roed dyn rhaid i chi chwilio’n ofalus am nwyddau masnach deg. Nawr, mae nifer o’r barriau siocled mwyaf poblogaid dyn rhai masnach deg, ac mae’r archfarchnadoedd i gyd yn cadw o leiaf y nwyddau sylfaenol fel te a choffi masnach deg.

Nid yw’r cyfeirlyf hwn yn cynnwys y siopau sy’n gwerthu nwyddau masnach deg drwy siawns oherwydd y ffaith bod Cadbury's, Nestle neu Mars wedi newid i fod yn fasnach deg. Er enghraifft byddai’r rhestr caffis llawer hirach os bidden ni yn cynwnsy y rhai sydd yn gweerthu siocled twym Cadbury’s a byddai pob siop bapur newydd yn cael ei gynnwys oherwydd Kit Kat, maltesers neu Dairy milk. 

Mae’r cyfeirlyfr felly yn hysbysebu y rhai sydd wedi gwneud ymderech i stocio nwyddau Masnach Deg.

 

ARCHFARCHNADOEDD A SIOPAU MAWR :

Boots : Ar gyfer  masnach Deg yn Boots, edrychwch am y nwyddau    EXTRACTS. Hefyd anrhegion coffi, cookie a siocled twym.

Co-Operative :Amrediad mwyaf o nwyddau masnach deg yn Rhydaman.  Tra eich bod yn disgwyl ffeindio bananas a choffi masnach deg yn y rhan fwyaf o archfarchnadoedd heddiw, mae’r Co-Op hefyd yn gwerthu gwlan cotwm masnach deg a barbeciw! Siwgr, gwin a siocled (brand nhw eu hunain) neu muesli, sudd  a mangos wedi sychu .. rhywbeth at bawb! Mel Rowse, Hufen ia Ben & Jerry’s, ac amrediad mawr o nwyddau iechyd da a chnau masnach deg yw’r pethau eraill. Gwir ddewis o de a chiffui masnach deg a siocled twym hefyd. A bagiau cotwm masnach deg i’w rhoi nhw ynddynt.

Mae gan y siop lawer o wybodaeth am fasnach deg, mewn dull paneli mawr ac hysbysfwrdd cymunedol ble rydym yn hysbysu cyfarfodydd grwp masnach deg Rhydaman. Y nhw sydd hefyd yn rhoi y bananas I ni ar gyfer ein banana Sblit enfawr.

Lidl : Ar gyfer masnach deg yn LIDL, edrychwch am nwyddau FAIRGLOBE sydd yn cynnwys bananas, siocled, sudd, coffi a siwgr. Hefyd mae ganddynt fagiau cotwm masnach de gar gyfer gosod eich siopa.

Tesco : Y diodydd cyffredin i gyd yn fasnach deg, siwgr, a siocled ar gael.

 

SIOPAU ANNIBYNOL :

Bertram's, Arcade Stryd y Coleg: Dewsi da o grefftau a nwyddau masnach deg, gan arbenigo mewn offerynnau cerdd.

Flowercraft, Arcade Stryd y Coleg: Amrediad o flodau ac anrhegion masnach de gar gael I’w archebu drwy Interflora.

Harmony, Stryd y Gwynt: Amrediad da iawn o grefftau, anrhegion masnach deg. Hefyd dillad, bagiau a sgarff. Hefyd yn rhedeg canolfan addysgiadol holistig.

Jelf's, Stryd y gwynt: Amrediad o de herbal, gwyrdd a ffrwythau. Cynnyrch masnach deg Goodlife’s fel cutlet cnau a byrgers llysieuol. A molasses hefyd!

 

CAFFIS:

i-smooth, Stryd y Coleg: Caffi cymunedol, sy’n rhedeg fel busens cymunedol. Pob diod yn rhai masnach deg.

Gregg's, Stryd y Cei: Mae te, coffi a siocled poeth Gregg's i gyd yn rhai masnach deg, yn ogystal a’u sudd oren.

No. 6, Stryd Fawr: Coffi a siolced twym masnach deg, a bisgedi malteser crunch ffantastig!

 

GADEWCH I NI WYBOD OS YDYCH YN SIOPWR NEU GYFLENWR MASNACH DEG SYDD HEB EI GYNNWYS UCHOD!