Small farmer Panfilo Dumaya’s tells his Fairtrade story

November 13th, 2012 | Comments Off on Small farmer Panfilo Dumaya’s tells his Fairtrade story »

(Preda Fairtrade is now officially named Profairtrade.) Hello, I am Panfilo T. Dumayas Living in Moriki, Kapalong, Davao Del Norte. I’ll start to tell about my story to you who are also interested in fair trading like me. I’m at the age of 57 and becoming 58 this November. My occupation is a carpenter and […]

Banana growers’ problem on Panama disease addressed

November 9th, 2012 | Comments Off on Banana growers’ problem on Panama disease addressed »

by: Jereco O. Paloma, Sun Star Davao Friday, November 9, 2012 THE Department of Agriculture (DA) in Davao Region denied allegations by a group of small-banana growers in Mindanao that the department did not address its problem with fungus infestation that affected some of its member-farmers. Melanie Provido, chief of the high-value crop division of […]

The Fairtrade Town campaign

November 7th, 2012 | Comments Off on The Fairtrade Town campaign »

  Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body (i.e. the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom, TransFair Canada in Canada etc.) describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade certified goods. By extension, the organizations also award the statuses of Fairtrade City, Fairtrade Village, Fairtrade Zone, Fairtrade […]

FR.SHAY FAIR TRADE AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PROMOTION IN KOREA

October 23rd, 2012 | Comments Off on FR.SHAY FAIR TRADE AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PROMOTION IN KOREA »

Last  Saturday, 20 October,2012,  Fr.Shay Cullen began his five–day whirlwind promotional tour in Seoul, South Korea to promote children’s rights and formally launch Preda Fair Trade in Korea. He has been formally invited by the The Beautiful Shop,Fair Trade Department coordinated by Jinhwan Kim and  guided by Beom-Taek Lee. He Joined the NGO rally at Han Park […]

“Korean Fair Trade Organizations” (KFTO) and “Korean NGO Council for Overseas Cooperation” (KCOC) Seoul, Korea

October 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off on “Korean Fair Trade Organizations” (KFTO) and “Korean NGO Council for Overseas Cooperation” (KCOC) Seoul, Korea »

Dear Friends, Advocates of Fair Trade, Justice and Peace, I am very honored and thankful to be present here today to share with you a little of my life and work in helping to develop and promote the Fair Trade movement in the Philippines. I can share with you some of my life experience and […]