To ensure fair prices for farmers

To promote sustainable farming practices

To reduce the environmental impact of agriculture

To increase the availability of organic products

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Fairtrade International

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Fair prices, democratic decision-making, transparency, and respect for the environment

Low prices, centralized control, secrecy, and disregard for the environment

High prices, autocratic decision-making, opacity, and exploitation of the environment

Unstable prices, chaotic decision-making, inconsistency, and destruction of the environment

Increased income, improved working conditions, and access to education and healthcare

Decreased income, worsened working conditions, and limited access to education and healthcare

Unstable income, fluctuating working conditions, and inconsistent access to education and healthcare

No significant impact on income, working conditions, or access to education and healthcare

Access to ethically sourced products, support for sustainable agriculture, and contribution to social justice

Access to cheaply produced products, support for unsustainable agriculture, and contribution to social inequality

Access to inconsistently sourced products, support for unpredictable agriculture, and contribution to social instability

No significant impact on product sourcing, agricultural practices, or social conditions

Price fluctuations, market competition, consumer awareness, and lack of infrastructure

Price stability, market dominance, consumer ignorance, and excess infrastructure

Price manipulation, market collusion, consumer indifference, and overdeveloped infrastructure

Price predictability, market fragmentation, consumer apathy, and inadequate infrastructure

Buy fair trade products, educate themselves about fair trade, and advocate for fair trade policies

Buy non-fair trade products, ignore information about fair trade, and oppose fair trade policies

Buy a mix of fair trade and non-fair trade products, remain uninformed about fair trade, and be neutral on fair trade policies

Avoid buying any products, disregard all information about fair trade, and actively campaign against fair trade policies

An approach to farming that aims to protect the environment, conserve natural resources, and ensure long-term productivity

An approach to farming that prioritizes short-term profits, depletes natural resources, and compromises long-term productivity

An approach to farming that fluctuates between protecting the environment and depleting natural resources, leading to inconsistent productivity

An approach to farming that disregards the environment, exploits natural resources, and undermines long-term productivity

Soil conservation, water management, biodiversity conservation, and integrated pest management

Soil degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and indiscriminate pesticide use

Soil erosion, water scarcity, biodiversity depletion, and excessive fertilizer application

Soil contamination, water depletion, biodiversity destruction, and uncontrolled herbicide use

Increased resilience to climate change, improved soil health, reduced input costs, and enhanced productivity

Decreased resilience to climate change, degraded soil health, increased input costs, and reduced productivity

Unstable resilience to climate change, fluctuating soil health, unpredictable input costs, and inconsistent productivity

No significant impact on resilience to climate change, soil health, input costs, or productivity

Access to healthier food, reduced exposure to pesticides and chemicals, and support for environmentally friendly farming practices

Access to less healthy food, increased exposure to pesticides and chemicals, and support for environmentally harmful farming practices

Access to inconsistently healthy food, fluctuating exposure to pesticides and chemicals, and support for unpredictable farming practices

No significant impact on food healthiness, exposure to pesticides and chemicals, or farming practices

Climate change, soil degradation, water scarcity, and market barriers

Climate stability, soil enrichment, water abundance, and market opportunities

Climate unpredictability, soil fluctuations, water inconsistency, and market uncertainties

No significant challenges in climate, soil, water, or market conditions

Buy locally produced food, choose organic products, reduce meat consumption, and advocate for sustainable agriculture policies

Buy imported food, avoid organic products, increase meat consumption, and oppose sustainable agriculture policies

Buy a mix of locally produced and imported food, occasionally choose organic products, maintain meat consumption, and be neutral on sustainable agriculture policies

Avoid buying any food, disregard all information about sustainable agriculture, and actively campaign against sustainable agriculture policies

Fair trade principles promote sustainable farming practices, ensuring environmental protection and social justice

Fair trade principles undermine sustainable farming practices, leading to environmental degradation and social inequality

Fair trade principles have no impact on sustainable farming practices, resulting in inconsistent environmental outcomes and social conditions

Fair trade principles contradict sustainable farming practices, causing environmental destruction and social unrest

Implement policies that support fair trade and sustainable agriculture, invest in research and development, and provide incentives for farmers to adopt sustainable practices

Implement policies that hinder fair trade and sustainable agriculture, defund research and development, and penalize farmers for adopting sustainable practices

Implement policies that have no impact on fair trade and sustainable agriculture, neglect research and development, and offer no incentives or penalties to farmers

Implement policies that contradict fair trade and sustainable agriculture, undermine research and development, and discourage farmers from adopting sustainable practices