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Fairtrade fortnight kicks off in UK
Never have I been at an event that's all fairtrade. Tea, coffee, sugar, wine, orange juice and camapes ... All fairtrade.
Joining 200 others, I'm here at the launch of fairtrade fortnight here in the UK.
Listening to Harriet Lamb, the fairtrade foundation's CEO, it's amazing to see how our efforts as consumers are making a real difference in the lives of producers.
The fairtrade market here is £800m a year - 12% up on a year ago.
Last year 9/10 UK households bought fairtrade at least once.
Great results in a recession - and even the more important when we realize that without fairtrade, producers would be earning just a fraction of previous prices for cotton, tea and sugar.
Now, I'm off to find more fairtrade red wine... to find out how you can shop ethically, click here.
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