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Fairtrade Foundation welcomes DFID White Paper: Eliminating World Poverty July 7th 2009

The Fairtrade Foundation welcomes the significant investment in fair and ethical trade announced in a White Paper unveiled by Secretary of State Douglas Alexander in the House of Commons on 6 July 2009. In the White Paper, the Department for International Development (DFID), as part of a rebranded UKaid programme, says it is quadrupling funding to promote fair and ethical trade.

'This welcome investment means that the Fairtrade Foundation will be able to expand our work with the hardest to reach producers in the lowest income countries and in conflict zones, and increase further the range of Fairtrade products,' says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation. 'We are delighted that the UK Government is recognising Fairtrade as a route to help communities build more sustainable livelihoods, and acknowledging how the public's shopping choices can contribute to development. This is a vote of confidence in Fairtrade which will be welcomed by millions of Fairtrade supporters who have campaigned tirelessly for Fairtrade, by farmers and workers, traders and those businesses who have helped put Fairtrade on our shop shelves.'

'In the current economic climate, it's the poorest communities who are hit the hardest, and so positive business models like Fairtrade, which deliver increased development benefits from trade, are more important than ever,' says Harriet. To read the full report go to Fairtrade Foundation web site, www.fairtrade.org.uk