Glossary » Agriculture and Artisanal Terms

The Fair Trade label guarantees consumers that strict economic, social and environmental criteria were met in the production and trade of an agricultural product. Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to [...]

Forest Stewardship Certification is a way to ensure that timber and forest products are harvested in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable way.

Rainforest Alliance certification is a comprehensive process that promotes and guarantees improvements in agriculture and forestry. Our independent seal of approval ensures that goods and services were produced in compliance with strict guidelines protecting the environment, wildlife, workers and local communities.

Rural producers encompass both rural farmers and artisanal goods producers.

Starbuck’s Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices (C.A.F.E. Practices) are a set of global coffee-buying practices that promote the future supply of high-quality coffee while protecting and improving the environment and rewarding farmers for sustainable coffee production through quality, economic, environmental and social responsibility criteria.

Sustainable crops improve household incomes while protecting the surrounding landscapes, ecosystems, and species. Sustainable cultivation includes wild-harvested products such as nuts and native plants for essential oils, agro forestry crops such as shade-grown coffee and cocoa, and agricultural products such as sesame and bananas.

Utz certification is a program that gives independent assurance of sustainable production and sourcing and offers online real-time traceability of agricultural products back to their origin.

Description of indirect jobs created through the investment in the organization. For example, in the case of a coop, indirect jobs might include: Hired employees - employees hired by the farmer to aid in the production and operation of the farm (farm hands, etc.).