Vision
The agriculture and economic system is a healthy community where all look after and support each other, everyone feels safe, and all contribute to and benefit from a clean and harmonious environment. Family-scale and community-scale farms and businesses thrive. All people recognize the realities, challenges, and effects of production, distribution, and labor and choose to participate in fair trade. Our vision includes a world where:
-Contributions of all workers and farmers are valued
-Human rights and human dignity are affirmed and promoted
-Fair Trade is synonymous with fair wages, fair prices, and fair practices
-Risks and rewards are equitable and shared, and this information is open and available to all stakeholders
-Information is readily available on the origin, processing, and distribution of every product
-All practices are environmentally, economically, and socially just, sustainable, and humane
-Direct trade and long-term relationships dominate the economy
-Strong local communities are the foundation of society
-Power is shared; development is community-driven and cooperative
-Cultural and indigenous rights and diversity are recognized, honored, and protected.
