A report by the Adam Smith Institute claims Fairtrade products do not help long-term development and often fail to help at all. It claims that paying farmers for their produce sustains uncompetitive farming methods rather than encouraging modern techniques. The institute also says the payment structures put in place by the Fairtrade Foundation, which operates the Fairtrade label, unintentionally encourage farms in developing countries to take on labourers only during harvest time rather than employing them full-time. Fairtrade is one of the fastest-growing sectors in Britain. More than 3,000 products are Fairtrade-certified including coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit, vegetables and cotton. Make up your own mind by reading these articles here.
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