Impact
FLO International, together with the Fair Trade movement, aims for the highest impact possible on disadvantaged producers and workers in developing countries.
World market prices for coffee, rice and other commodities are highly volatile and often below the costs of production. A stable price, that covers at least production and living costs, is an essential requirement for farmers to escape from poverty and provide themselves and their families with a decent standard of living.
“The guarantee of the minimum price brings stability. We, producers, are not totally subjected to the law of supply and demand. We know that we will be paid at least US$69 the quintal. This guarantee makes it possible to plan long term, to invest, to develop technical support, in one word, to develop our business”, says Felipe Cancari Capcha, a producer from El Ceibo Cooperative, a Fairtrade cocoa producer in Bolivia.