Patrick Struebi - 2011 Ashoka Globalizer

Organization: Fairtrasa
Country: Mexico

Patrick has founded Fairtrasa that exports organic fruit and wine from Latin America's and India's small family farms. It creates sustainable business models for small, marginalized growers while protecting the environment and promoting social development. Fairtrasa helps marginalized producers compete in the economy by providing financing and professional agricultural knowledge and develops missing infrastructure by finding conscientious markets around the world for their products. Fairtrasa is dedicated to increasing its base of farmers with plans to expand the model and product line to other countries and continents.

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