In the fair trade world, farmers form the backbone of the supply chain and are essential partners for the businesses with whom they work. However…
Read moreEqual Exchange is proud to partner with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC). For 37 years, the organization has been committed to Palestinian farmers, cooperatives…
Read moreMexico is the world’s top exporter of avocados (Produce Blue Book, 2019). Geographic proximity to the U.S., climate and environmental conditions, and ease…
Read moreWhen you own the land you farm, you decide what to plant, when to harvest, and which maintenance methods to use. More importantly, you’re…
Read moreIn this update from Eunice Jijon Jarquin and Alyssa Melendez, learn about Equal Exchange’s fair trade avocado partnership with La Grama in Peru…
Read moreAs people across the world adjust to staying home, the physical distance we are experiencing is a true test to the social networks that we…
Read moreSmall-scale farmers struggled to maintain an economic foothold before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, their work has become even more of an uphill battle. A…
Read moreManduvira Cooperative in Paraguay is world-renowned for being the first sugar mill owned and run by an agricultural cooperative. One of the co-op…
Read moreThis is Part One of a three-part blog series from the Equal Exchange Banana Team exploring the threat of TR4 banana production in Latin…
Read moreBuyers, importers, roasters and consumers of specialty coffee are having a big and important conversation right now about coffee prices. Regardless of our role in…
Read moreMany of us who eat meat buy it at the grocery store. We don’t know exactly where it comes from or how the…
Read moreWhat if spice farmers had a way to sell their freshest and most unusual varieties for what they’re really worth? What if chefs and…
Read moreAfrican American farmers have surmounted all kinds of obstacles in order to keep their family land and make farming profitable. We talked to Shirley Sherrod…
Read more“Bean to Bar” is a concept you may have seen on your favorite chocolate wrapper. But if you live in North America, like I do…
Read moreIf you’re a U.S. consumer, 8 out of 10 times your avocado will come from Michoacán, Mexico. There are various reasons for…
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