During Fairtrade Fortnight 21 February – 6 March, ‘Choose the World You Want’ and use your voice to tell others about the challenges that farmers face and help them to get a fair price for their crops and hard work. Each year, thousands of schools, organisations, and communities nationwide play a key role in promoting Fairtrade Fortnight to help raise awareness of the link between trade and poverty. Fairtrade is committed to fighting the climate crisis and Fairtrade Standards encourage produces to protect the environment by improving soil, planting trees, conserving water and avoiding pesticides. At the same time, Fairtrade makes training available to producers so they can use the latest agricultural methods, such as intercropping and shade-grown coffee to adapt to conditions.
Fairtrade’s Choose the World You Want Festival will return for a second year as part of Fairtrade Fortnight, featuring a series of virtual events designed to engage, inform and educate people around the urgent message of Fairtrade and climate change, the future of our food and those who produce it. The online initiative will bring the Fairtrade movement together and feature panel discussions, performances, workshops and collaborations between the Fairtrade Foundation, retailers, chefs and high-profile names in the world of food and sustainability.
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb said
“Fairtrade Fortnight is a great opportunity to come together and show our support for farmers and workers to improve their living standards, the welfare of their community and our shared environment.”
To sign up for the online festival and enjoy fascinating and fun events featuring all parts of our global Fairtrade community please visit www.fairtrade.org.uk/choose-the-world-you-want/lineup Young people between the ages of 5 – 25 can also participate in the inspirational fair trade youth exhibition, this is your chance to send a message to visitors and inspire climate change. https://schools.fairtrade.org.uk/