Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand
Type	Non-profit organization
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand
Key people	Stephen Knapp, Director
Employees	8 (2006)
Website	www.fta.org.au/

The Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) is the Australian and Kiwi member of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), which unites 20 national Fairtrade initiatives across Europe, Japan, North America, Australia and New Zealand. The organisation is also member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT). Image File history File linksMetadata Fairtradelogofinalversion. ... A nonprofit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Motto: none (formerly Onward) Anthem: God Defend New Zealand God Save The Queen1 Capital Wellington Largest city Auckland2 English3, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Head of State Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Anand Satyanand  - Prime Minister Helen Clark Independence    - from the UK September 26, 19074  Area... For other uses of fair trade, see fair trade. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) consists of a global network of Fair Trade Organizations (FTOs). ...

Through its members, and a small secretariat, the FTAANZ seeks to increase awareness of fair trade; help facilitate and coordinate fair trade activities; assist producers from developing countries, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, to access Australian and New Zealand markets; and establish a regional organisation to manage Fairtrade certification and labelling.^[1] In both countries, FTAANZ works closely with Oxfam CAA and Oxfam NZ. Italic textsilly website ... Italic textsilly website ... A developing country is a country with low average income compared to the world average. ... The term Asia Pacific or Asia-Pacific applies to the littoral East Asia and South East Asia states that are near the Pacific Ocean, including Australasia and far east Russia. ... International Fairtrade Certification Mark Fairtrade labelling (usually simply Fairtrade or Fair Trade Certified in the United States) is a product certification system designed to allow consumers to identify products (especially agricultural products such as coffee) which meet agreed standards. ... Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 independent, non-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organizations who work with local partners in over 100 countries worldwide to reduce poverty, suffering, and injustice. ...

The first products bearing the Fairtrade Certification Mark, which guarantees a better deal to disadvantaged producers in the developing world, were sold in Australia and New Zealand starting October 2003. There are currently several products bearing the Mark on sale in Australia and New Zealand: coffee, tea, chocolate and cocoa. The International Fairtrade Certification Mark is an independent certification mark used in over 16 countries. ... The International Fairtrade Certification Mark is an independent certification mark used in over 16 countries. ... A cup of coffee // Coffee is a popular beverage prepared from the roasted seeds – commonly referred to as beans – of the coffee plant. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Cocoa beans in a cacao pod Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. ...

In New Zealand, retails sales of Fairtrade products have surged by more than 400 per cent in the past year to be worth about $4 million. Fairtrade coffee accounts for about 90 per cent those sales. It also makes up about 2 per cent of the total coffee market after only three years on the scene. In New Zealand, 22 companies are now licensed to carry the Fairtrade Certification Mark.^[2] The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ... A cup of coffee // Coffee is a popular beverage prepared from the roasted seeds – commonly referred to as beans – of the coffee plant. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ...

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External link

• FTAANZ website