Have a flipping amazing Fairtrade pancake day!
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Published 21 Feb 2023 in Raising Awareness
Today is Shrove Tuesday, AKA Pancake Day, so it’s time to get out your favourite frying pan and stock up on lemon juice and Fairtrade sugar. Read on for recipes and the difference Fairtrade Premiums make to sugar cane growers.
Our favourite simple pancake recipe (feeds 8-10): 🥞
Ingredients
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150g Co-op plain flour
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250ml Co-op semi-skimmed milk
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2 Co-op British free range eggs
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20g Co-op unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for greasing
Top tip: Making sweet pancakes? Try adding a sprinkle of cinnamon into your batter.
Find other pancake day recipes including delicious American-style pancakes with blueberry compĂ´te recipe on our website here.
What’s your favourite pancake topping? Let us know in the comments.
Fairtrade sugar facts
THIS is why it’s so important to choose Fairtrade sugar for your pancakes…
80% of Fairtrade sugar is produced in countries where sugar is the most important source of income.
The Fairtrade Premium is $60 per tonne of sugar on top of the price they receive for their goods ($80 per tonne for certified organic sugar).
Global sugar prices are volatile and the price of raw sugar frequently falls below production costs, leaving producers in a debt trap.
The British public and companies choosing Fairtrade sugar sent around ÂŁ2.6 million in Fairtrade Premium back to small-scale sugar cane farmers in 2019.
Fairtrade certification helps sugar cane farmers get better access to international markets and become more competitive.
In Belize, Fairtrade Premium investments in farming improvements have increased productivity by 21%.
And, don’t forget, you’ll get 10% off Fairtrade products in-store when you use your membership card!
The difference Fairtrade makes to sugar cane growers
Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) was Fairtrade certified in 2008 and has a membership of more than 5,000 cane growers.
Since becoming certified, the BSCFA has received approximately $3.5m a year in Fairtrade Premiums. These Premiums have enabled them to both transform the way they harvest and deliver sugar cane, leading to better produce quality and yield, and invest in their local community.
Alfredo Ortega, Vice Chair of the Management Committee for the BSCFA, says, “Fairtrade is like a door to a great opportunity within our community. Investment in a range of projects in the technical support programme is helping cane farmers produce a higher quantity and quality of sugar cane, with a positive impact on the incomes of producers. Through the social programme, Fairtrade can help us promote education and build schools, health centres, clinics and much more. For us, Fairtrade has been a new beginning and also encourages a strong future in the sugar industry.”
Find out more about how Fairtrade is benefiting the BSCFA by clicking here.
