Includes juicy dates, fairly traded apricots from Pakistan, sultanas, dried banana, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, peanuts and cashew nuts.
- No added sugar.
- Suitable for Vegetarians/Vegans.
- 6 x 500g.
- Carries the FAIRTRADE Mark.
Fair Trade Fruit
Our sultanas and raisins come from the Orange River region of South Africa. The area is isolated and dry, as it is near the Kalahari Desert. Many crops are unprofitable, but farmers can get a decent income from growing grapes and drying them.
Dried Fruit Project in the Karakorum Mountains of Pakistan supplies our dried apricots. Improved techniques mean that farmers now earn 50% more for their apricots.
"My message will be: the people in the northern hills of Pakistan, they produce a healthy fruit. So I hope the people will enjoy eating the fruit and also satisfied buying it, because the money goes to the poorest of the poor. - Sher Ghazi, Administrator"
Fair Trade Nuts
CAI Campesino in Bolivia supplies our brazil nuts. It is a co-operative, which sells on behalf of over 300 nut-gathering families, widely scattered in the Amazon forest.
Agrocel in western India, supplies our cashews. One of the main problems in this region of India is lack of water, but Mr Dalvi has been able to install a pump and has a well.
"He says: "Working with Agrocel is very fruitful and very helpful because of the good price and the fact that I will be paid on time. Also, I know I will get the price for the full weight of my cashews. In the harvest season I employ six to seven people. I would like you to keep buying my cashews." - Mr Prakesh Dalvi