A fortnight of events took place across Dinas Powys to mark Fairtrade Fortnight, shining a light on the importance of fair prices and climate resilience for farmers around the world.
Dinas Powys Library and Activity Centre created a huge poster display featuring shops and cafes in the village where Fairtrade can be found, and highlighting how climate change is affecting farmers across the globe.
A Fairtrade product hamper raffle raised funds for the library, and a wellbeing group took part in activities to spot the Fairtrade logo.
All four primary schools in the area hosted events, inviting parents for Fairtrade-themed gatherings.
At St Andrews Major Church in Wales Primary, year one and year four pupils presented coursework, talks and songs to explain the benefits of choosing Fairtrade.
Kiera Marshall MS attended a coffee afternoon at Dinas Powys Primary, where year three students sang.
Churches also joined in, with Bethesda Chapel and Dinas Powys Baptist Church focusing on Fairtrade in their service.
Ms Marshall hosted a Fairtrade event at the Senedd, where Kenyan coffee farmer Martin Kinyua spoke about the impact of fair pricing.
Mr Kinyua said: “It is only thanks to the fairer price we receive by selling on Fairtrade terms that we have been able to take measures to adapt to the changing climate and continue growing coffee.”
A spokesperson for the village’s Fairtrade group said: “Paying farmers fairly, both in the UK and around the world, is not just the right thing to do; it is essential to securing the crops and products we all rely on.”
This summer’s extreme weather has heightened UK public concern about food security, with 84 per cent of adults worried about climate change’s impact on the UK’s food supply.
