Arsene
Sourabi works for a company in Burkina Faso producing dried mango,
which is then sold under the Fairtrade labeling system. This guarantees
that supermarkets and consumers in rich countries pay a fair price
for the goods.
Burkina
Faso has one of the lowest average incomes in the world, with the
average person earning just over £600
a year, but Fairtrade offers people the chance to trade their way
out of poverty.
Arsene
told his audiences: "Fairtrade is the kind of aid to end all aid.”
For
a presentation on the process of farming and drying mangoes in
Burkina Faso and the benefits the community has received through
Fairtrade click
here |