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Environment

On the Trail of Fairtrade Cotton - gallery

Fairtrade: On the Trail of Fairtrade Cotton: title page, in French
On the Trail of Fairtrade Cotton: A behind the scenes glimpse
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Fred from Artisans du film interviewing Aisetou Touré
Fred from Artisans du film interviewing Aisetou Touré, a cotton grower from the Village of Afia.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Cotton fields near the Village of Thiekouthian
Cotton fields near the Village of Thiekouthian.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian
Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian
Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian
Harvest time at the Village of Thiekouthian.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: The cotton market at the village of Segou
The cotton market at the village of Segou. Often located at the village entrance, such places serve as collection points for producers: their harvest is weighed and shipped.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Kandiyatou Diallo
Kandiyatou Diallo, a cotton producer from the Village of Boundoukony.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Ismane Diallo
Ismane Diallo, a cotton grower from the Village of Ndébou.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Samalé Diallo
Samalé Diallo, a cotton grower from the Village of Ndébou.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Local cotton growers
Local cotton growers.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Valéry from Artisans du Film
Valéry from Artisans du Film talking to students in the village of Boundoukony about the film the crew is working on...
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Sodefitex's gins at Tambacounda
Sodefitex's gins at Tambacounda. Cotton is transported by trucks to the villages where it is ginned.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Workers at the cotton gins
Workers at the cotton gins.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: The harvested mass is run through the gins
The harvested mass is run through the gins. As a result, cotton seed and fiber get separated.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Once ginned, the cotton fiber is then cleaned and smoothed
Once ginned, the cotton fiber is then cleaned and smoothed.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Workers are baling the cotton
Workers are baling the cotton.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Each bale is weighed, sampled and labelled
Each bale is weighed, sampled and labelled. Since this is ethically-produced cotton, the bales get the Fairtrade Mark.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: The cotton bales are stocked
The cotton bales are stocked and eventually transported to Dakar, from where they leave for all parts of the world.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
Fairtrade: Return to Dakar for the Fetsival of African Arts. Exhausted, yet rejoicing.
Return to Dakar for the Fetsival of African Arts. Exhausted, yet rejoicing.
Photograph: Max Havelaar France
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