Pre-harvest lines of credit are given to the cooperatives if requested, and can amount to up to 60% of the purchase price.
Products
Honey
Fair Trade certification delivers honey straight from Mexico and Brazil to sweeten your tea and the lives of small, artisan beekeepers. Many beekeeping families live in developing regions throughout Asia and Latin America and without Fair Trade are dependent on middlemen to purchase their honey, often at a fraction of its worth. Fair Trade guarantees producers a set minimum price for their honey and links cooperatives directly to the U.S. market to pave the way for long-term sustainability.
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Featured Producer
Asociacion Chajulense Val Vaq Quyol
Asociación Chajulense Va’l Vaq Quyol (ASOCHAJUL) is a prominent organization in the small city of Chajul, nestled in the remote mountains of Guatemala. While the city has over 25,000 inhabitants, most people are unemployed and live in poverty. In 1988, Mayan farmers and surviving members of the former cooperative La Unión Ixil established an informal association to address the exploitation of farmers by intermediaries and to provide members with affordable access to necessities.
