Results of a research project on living income in organic farming and fair trade in Burundi
Ann-Kristin Schmidt, Naturland e.V.
What do you expect from your wage or income? Probably, that it allows you to afford decent housing, nutritious food, the medical support you need, to invest in your own or your children’s education and – in the best case – to build reserve assets for your future and times of crises. However, especially in underprivileged regions, there is a gap between a so-called living income and the actual household income. Naturland Fair wants to reduce it: A study with the Burundian union of coffee cooperatives COCOCA reveals promising levers on the ‘how’.