Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 -----Forwarded Message----- Jamie Guzzi <jamie Oct 7, 2005 3:44 PM Fair Trade email list - Bay Area <fairtradelistba Fair Trade Rice Farmers Visit Bay Area Three Fair Trade Rice Farmers From Thailand Visit Bay Area to Promote Organic Agriculture When: October 6th-12th During part of a three week tour of the U.S., three fair trade rice farmers from Thailand will visit San Francisco to talk about their struggle to maintain small-scale livelihoods, the devestation brought by industrial agriculture and unfair trade rules, and powerful alternatives such as organic production and fair trade. Mr. Phakphum Inpaen is an anti-GMO activist and a leader of the Fair Trade Rice Network and the Alternative Agriculture Network (AAN) in Thailand, building sustainable agriculture and alternative trade opportunities for farmers. Mrs. Kanya Onsri is a farmer from the Fair Trade Network who has spoken about sustainable agriculture throughout Thailand and in Italy. Mr. Arat Saengubon, of the AAN, runs farmer trainings and speaks about trade issues threatening the livelihoods of small-scale farmers. While rice is a staple source of nutrition for half of the world's population , many rice farmers cannot provide for their own families as they are faced with rising farming costs and decreasing world rice prices. In Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, 68% of landholders in the rice growing region are in debt from agriculture. Valuing three times the average agricultural income in Thailand, this debt causes farmers to leave the rural countryside to work in sweatshops, the sex industry, and construction work. The same situation faces many of the 2 billion people worldwide who rely on rice farming and processing as a source of livelihood and is exacerbated by heavily subsidized US rice production, trade regulations allowing for the patenting of technologically improved rice varieties, and biotechnology research. Come learn why rice is life for much of the world's population and how you can support an alternative that respects farmers and the environment. Please dowload the attached event poster and distribute it widely. Contact jrice@engage-humanity or visit www.engage-humanity.org <http://www.engage-humanity.org> to learn more or to get involved. --- Jamie Guzzi Fair Trade Cocoa Campaigner Global Exchange Fair Trade & Economic Rights Campaigns jamie 415-575-5538 www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade 2017 Mission Street #303, San Francisco, CA 94110 Support Fair Trade today by visiting Global Exchange's Fair Trade stores. On-line and retail in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Portland www.globalexchange.org/store Global Exchange is a non-profit research, education, and action center working for political, economic, environmental, and social justice on a global scale. We work to increase international awareness among the U.S. public emphasizing struggles for peace, justice, and equality while building meaningful international partnerships. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are d to the mailing list <fairtradelistba. To , E-mail to: <fairtradelistba-off Send administrative queries to <fairtradelistba-request RIGHT NOW in this new world order, RIGHT NOW no one is free RIGHT NOW Corporations own this world RIGHT NOW we are victems of thier greed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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