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Avete prodotti del commercio equo?

Do you have fair trade products?

Pronunciation

a-VE-te pro-DOT-ti del kom-MER-cho E-kwo

When to use it

Asking whether a shop stocks fair trade (equo solidale) products.

What it means

Fair trade products (commercio equo e solidale) are increasingly available in Italian supermarkets. Coffee, chocolate, bananas, and sugar are the main categories. Italy also has a network of dedicated fair trade shops (Botteghe del Mondo), which stock a wider range than supermarkets.

Variations

C'è il caffè equosolidale?

Is there fair trade coffee?

Coffee is the most common fair trade product in Italy

Ha il logo Fairtrade?

Does it have the Fairtrade logo?

Asking for the international Fairtrade certification mark

Dove sono le Botteghe del Mondo?

Where are the Botteghe del Mondo?

Asking for the nearest dedicated fair trade shop

Mini Dialogue

— Avete prodotti del commercio equo? — Sì — caffè, cioccolato e zucchero di canna nella corsia biologica. — È certificato Fairtrade? — Sì — ha il logo sulla confezione.

— Do you have fair trade products? — Yes — coffee, chocolate, and cane sugar in the organic aisle. — Is it Fairtrade-certified? — Yes — it has the logo on the packaging.

Cultural Note

Italy's fair trade movement is coordinated by Fairtrade Italia, part of the global Fairtrade International network. Italy has approximately 300 Botteghe del Mondo (World Shops) — volunteer-run stores dedicated exclusively to fair trade goods, which pioneered the movement in Italy in the 1980s.