Those of us in the food business are approached with requests to handle fair trade products and many of us are delighted to do so. This is only a sop to the demands and requirements that exist. The fair trade products are of very limited number, are produced under the fair trade arrangements of a guaranteed wage and usually originate in Africa. The products tend to be bananas, tea and coffee and one or two other products. It would be much better not to give aid in the form of money to the people in the developing world. It is far better if we ask them to earn the aid. They could then be proud and so could we.