It is week 2 of the #fairtrade fortnight and I am here to share with you some of the thoughts running through my mind with a view to encouraging debate.

To that end I have some questions and will share with you something from my travels.

1. why would you choose to buy fair-trade over any other brand
2. Should the concept of fair-trade be extended to European farmers? Why

Last year was an interesting year for me in more than one way. Ethnic Supplies headed out in a new direction as service provider. The first person wanting my services was a coffee roaster based in North London and my brief was to help him trade more ethically! The first thing we did was to hit the road to Uganda so that I could introduce him to some coffee growers. Our first stop was Eastern Uganda, home to the famous Bugisu Arabica coffee beans.