OUR STORY
Beit Ummar Fair Trade was started to support poor Palestinian farmers who were struggling to sell their Palestinian products at a fair price by providing them with state-of-the art facilities and helping them into the global market . We know that is good for the framer is also good for us, so we all work together to make the finest of traditional Palestinian foods. Fair trade
It aims
to encourage equality and respect among commercial dealers in the international community and to achieve "sustainable development" for poor and developing societies in particular, through the abolition of commercial intermediary companies. Thus, the relationship is direct with the professionals, exporters and farmers, giving them an atmosphere in which the consumer in advanced industrial societies can choose those products that are committed to the principles of fair trade and at the same time support the industries produced by the poor towns, thus leading to sustainable development in those poor societies. The fair foreign trade movement has succeeded in supporting a large number of establishments and industries in poor agricultural and pastoral societies in the trade of many commodities such as
Trade in coffee, rice, spices, fresh fruits and nuts, in addition to small handicrafts. International companies adopted the products of these communities to support them and encourage their members to develop their societies. Because of the success achieved by the fair trade movement for residents of poor areas, the United Nations adopted and supported the goals of that movement, in order to encourage commercial and financial dealings based on the principles of fair trade. Beit Ummar town
We are locating in Beit Ummar; a Palestinian town located on the main road between Hebron and Bethlehem. According to the Ministry of Local Authority classifications, the municipal area of Beit Ummar includes the localities of Beit Ummar and Safa. This Palestinian town has a population of 18,000 citizens where most of the people rely on agriculture employment. 2,306 households were residing in 2,739 housing units. The population of Beit Ummar town constitutes about 2.45 % of the total population of the Hebron Governorate, designating it an urban area. It enjoys a vast area of mostly fertile agricultural land and many residents of the town are dependent on agricultural activities. According to the municipality data, about 22,300 dunums are agricultural land and nearly 60% of the population works in the agriculture sector. Beit Ummar is an agricultural town with a large area of mostly arable land. Beit Ummar town lies on a total area of 40,150 dunums. Of this, 21,000 dunums considered arable land, though only 11,730 dunums cultivated. There are about Five dunums used for growing tomatoes and three dunums used for growing cucumbers. Moreover, in the town of Beit Ummar, there is a total area of 673 dunums planted with olive trees. Other trees planted in the area are mostly grape vines and stone fruits. Two dunums of land planted with the aromatic medical plant thyme. Cereals, in particular wheat, white corn and barley, are the most cultivated crops, covering an area of about 215 dunums. Also, the cultivation of dry legumes crops, mostly lentils, and forage crops, such as vetch, is common in the town of Beit Ummar. The residents of Beit Ummar town are dependent upon rearing and keeping livestock, such as cows, sheep, goats and chickens, in addition to about 202 beehives. About 5 % of the residents breed domestic animals.
