Fairtrade Fortnight coming up in Carrick-on-Shannon

Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 will run from 27 February until 12 March 2023.

Fairtrade Fortnight is the highlight of the year, when campaigners, businesses, schools, and places of worship show their support for the farmers and workers who  grow our food in developing countries. 

Fairtrade is based on a partnership between some of the most disadvantaged farmers and workers in the developing  world and the people who buy their products. When farmers and workers can sell on Fairtrade terms, it provides them  with a better opportunity to improve their lives and plan for their future.  

This Fairtrade Fortnight, join us in spreading a simple message: Be Fair-Do Sustainable. Choose Fairtrade now  and help save our favourite foods as well as farmers livelihoods, and the environment! 

Adou Boa Jean Baptiste Ehouman, a cocoa farmer in Cote d’Ivoire tells us; ‘It is important to share that with climate  change the production is low and impacts our financial means.’ This means cocoa, bananas and coffee products could  soon be much more difficult to find on our shelves! https://www.fairtrade.ie/fortnight/ 

Carrick-on-Shannon is a Fairtrade Town since 2011

Carrick-on-Shannon Fairtrade Steering Group will be hosting awareness events to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight.  

• Monday 27th February at 10.00am in Esquires Coffee House, there is a Fairtrade Coffee morning to mark the launch.  
• Tuesday 7th March at 11.00am, Fairtrade Supporters are invited to assemble at Kelly’s Shop and will  parade through the town to the Market Yard. 

More of us choosing Fairtrade means extra income, power, and support for those communities, as they work to build  sustainable and prosperous futures. That’s the good news. Choosing Fairtrade is better for people and planet, and it  could help save everyday treats like chocolate, bananas, and a cuppa! 

The Carrick-on-Shannon Fairtrade Steering Group would like to take this opportunity to thank all the  businesses and customers who continue to support this worthy cause. 

For further information logon to: https://www.fairtrade.ie/fortnight/