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Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)The Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) was created in 2004 to coordinate the collation and dissemination of information relating to forest invasive species in sub-Saharan Africa for sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity. Invasive species are defined as biotic agents, not native to a specific forest ecosystem, whose introduction does, or is likely, to cause harm to […] |
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Gourmet Gardens: Congolese fair trade and organic cocoaThe Kivu region is one of the most dangerous places in the world. In this region the Ugandan organisation Gourmet Gardens set up a vanilla and cocoa production chain that is fair trade (Fair for Life) and organic certified in 2005. Le Jardin Bio-Equitable is a local producer organisation that is created especially to meet […] |
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The sisal plantThe sisal plant has a 7-10 year life-span (longer in Mexico where growth is slower) and is usually cut first after 2-3 years and then at 6-12 month intervals. A typical plant will produce 200-250 commercially usable leaves in its life-time (hybrid varieties up to 400-450 leaves) and each leaf contains an average of around […] |
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FACTS AND FIGURES ON FAIR-TRADE COCOAINTRODUCTION1. The fair-trade approach presents itself as an alternative strategy, positioned between free tradeand protectionism, to address the issue of poverty in developing countries. It also offers an alternativeway for consumers to express their opinion through “political consumerism” or “responsibleconsumerism”. People buying fair-trade products are portrayed as using their consumer choice tovoice their concerns about […] |
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