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Evaluate Fairtrade

GCSE · Geography · AQA · 3.2.2.1 — Global development: measures of development, Demographic Transition Model, uneven development causes and consequences, strategies to reduce the development gap

Question

(Q6) Evaluate the contribution of Fairtrade to reducing the development gap. (9 marks)

Mark scheme (levelled):

Level 3 (7–9) — Detailed evaluation with specific example (Kuapa Kokoo, Ghana). Strengths: guaranteed minimum price (1600/tonneforcocoa)shieldsfarmersfrompricefalls;Fairtradepremium(1 600/tonne for cocoa) shields farmers from price falls; Fairtrade premium (200/tonne) funds village wells/schools; consumer demand growing. Weaknesses: only 1 % of global cocoa is Fairtrade-certified; certification fees exclude poorest farmers; consumers in HICs pay slightly more — limits scale; doesn't always reach everyone in cooperatives. Conclude with reasoned judgement.

Level 2 (4–6) — Limited examples or one-sided.

Level 1 (1–3) — Generic.

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