Fair Trade for a supportive economy
Ctm altromercato is an organization in partnership with democratically organized groups of small producers. It does not give help for free, but builds an equal relationship offering the producers a chance of work and exchange.
A chance to plan together their own future, independently and through confrontation. Acting between people, overcoming the logic neoliberal global market.
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Cooperating with the producers
Producers from the South, networking with Ctm altromercato, have the chance to free themselves from a global market that doesn’t guarantee a lasting trade relationship.
Fair Trade offers the producers:
- Social and economic self development
- Access to local and world market
- Improvement in quality and technical capacity
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Altromercato products
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Food
good for the consumer and good for the producer. A fair price is paid for this products, they have high traceability, their origin and transformation, always clearly stated on the label, offers the consumer the guarantee of a high quality and dignity product.
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Handicrafts
Witnesses of culture and history, they are the result of the artisans’ skill and creativity. There are no soulless mass-produced items: they have a story to tell and carry it inside our homes. Over 3000 items from 100 partners.
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Cosmetics
Natyr cosmetics are designed to value the natural properties of raw materials belonging to the traditions of people in the South: essential oils, extracts from flowers and fruits, spices, honey, vegetable butters and oils, often from organic farming.
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World Shops
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Every World Shop is a meeting place: items and foods but also ideas, informations and encounters to get to know the other side of the planet.
The World Shops network is made of people (members, volunteers and consumers) who work together every day to make an economy of justice possible.
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last modified
2010-03-12 15:09