Fairtrade gets £12m bumper grant

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Fair trade has been given £12m of government money to mark 15 years since the organisation launched in the UK.

It is hoped that the grant will double the number of farmers helped by the scheme and treble sales of products.

Last year more than £700m was spent on Fair trade goods in the UK, an increase of more than £200m on 2007.

It was a pioneering concept 15 years ago, offering farmers in poor countries a better price for their produce by making Western shoppers pay a bit more.