I think Fair Trade is a very important issue for people around the world. The growers should earn the larger portion of the profits for their goods, but unfortunately it is businessmen who make the profit! The is definitely unfair!
My question is - why is Fair Trade coffee just as expensive as the coffee that passes through the hands of many middlemen who all, in turn, earn money on the exchange? In my view, there are 2 groups suffering from the coffee trade - the farmers and the consumers.
Fair trade should be about paying the grower a fair price and not over-charging the consumer!