Simply put, when you buy Fair Trade ground coffee you are ensuring that the grower gets a decent return for their work. Coffee is grown in some of the poorest countries of the world, and the prices paid to farmers historically did not give them a wage which was in line with the final price of the product.
In the late 1980s this movement began in the Netherlands and nowadays a good percentage of the ground coffee you will see for sale comes with the Fair Trade name attached to it.
More for the Grower
The grower gets a fixed minimum price for the product they sell and the end retailer usually only puts a small increase on the amount the end buyer has to spend on the product. The extra cash which is received in the country of origin is then used to stimulate the local economy and helped the farmers improve their techniques.
The company who sells you Fair Trade ground coffee have bought the beans directly from the grower for a higher price than he would receive otherwise. The great public acceptance of this system had led to a year on year growth in the number of products which are sold under this process.
No matter which of the best coffee manufacturers you buy your ground coffee from you can still look out for this ticket on the bag.
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