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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

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At the heart of Fair Trade is the notion of direct trade, kind of like a farmer's market gone global. People want to be on the right side of history. PR: I was in Brazil a few months ago, and in this village in Brazil there are about eighty or ninety families that are all very small coffee growers.

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Taking Local Currency Digital: A New Experiment Emerges

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There are now over 200 local currencies in use worldwide, according to a database maintained by the Schumacher Center, with popularity greatest in Europe and Brazil. and Humanity Cash , a tech venture focused on alternative digital currencies. Now 15 years in, BerkShares, Inc. is taking the local currency digital.

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