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Fair Trade Rice Media, Research and Publications
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Research and Articles by ENGAGE Members and/or about ENGAGE
Fair Trade for Rice Farmers in Thailand, featured in Co-op America's Guide to Fair Trade, June 2007.
Students hear Thai rice farmers' pitch for fair trade
, by Chris Vola, featured in The Collegian (University of Richmond), March 1, 2007
Haynes '08 Urges Colleges to Buy Thai Organic Rice
, by Chris Moratta, featured in The Bowdoin Orient, February 23, 2007
Fair Trade Rice Makes its Debut
, by Joelle Novey, featured in Co-op America's Real Money, November/December 2006
Local Farmers, Global Perspectives: Thai Farmers Advocate Fair Trade for All, by Angela Kassahun and Talia Kahn-Kravis, featured in Abroad View, the magazine of the Abroad View Foundation, August 31, 2006
Against the Grain
by Jayne Thomisee, featured in The National Peace Corps Association Worldview, Winter 2005
My Journey, by Ellen Roggemann, featured in OneWorld's Perspectives, December 2005
Reaping the Harvest: Farmers, Fair Trade and Community Empowerment, by Robin DeCook, December 2005
From Thailand, Farmers Call For Change, by Veronica Louie, featured in The Daily Californian, October 5, 2005
Freedom Farmers Discover Food Security, originally featured in The Bangkok Post, September 26, 2005
What's Cooking in Thailand? Jasmine, Not Jasmati, by Jeremy Mak, featured in The College Hill Independent, September 22, 2005
Thai Farmers Head to the US, originally featured in The Bangkok Post, September 20, 2005
Losing the Family Farm, by Ellen Roggemann and Chris Westcott, September 2005 (also featured on Oxfam America's website)
Thai Farmers Head to the US, featured in the Bangkok Post, September 2005
Fair Trade Rice to Hit Supermarket Shelves, featured in Co-op America's Fair Trade Alliance Newsletter, August 2005
Jasmine Rice Market Research, by Suzy Keppelman, 2004
Jasmine Rice Overview, by Meredith Maller, Fall 2003
The Jasmine Rice Campaign: Know Your Rights. Know Your Rice, by Laura Millay, featured in CropChoice News, March 23, 2003
Coming Soon! Fair Trade Thai Jasmine Rice: Social Change and Alternative Food Strategies Across Borders, by Ellen Roggemann
Thai Jasmine Rice and the Threat of the US Biotech Industry, by Chris Westcott, featured in  the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association (MOFGA) News, December 2001

Fair Trade Rice Farmer Profiles
Prasong Seesa-Ard: Fair Trade Up Close with a Thai Jasmine Rice Farmer, by Angela Kassahun and Thalia Kahn-Kravis
Bunsong Matkhao and Thai Fair Trade Jasmine Rice, by Angela Kassahun and Thalia Kahn-Kravis
Meet Phakphum, a Fair Trade Jasmine Rice Farmer, by Ellen Roggemann
Meet Sesh Raj Singh, a Fair Trade Basmati Rice Farmer, by Ellen Roggemann and Chris Westcott, in collaboration with Enray, Inc.


Other Research
Kicking down the door:  How upcoming WTO talks threaten farmers in poor countries, Oxfam Briefing Paper, April 2005
Reaping What They Sow: The Basmati Rice Controversy and Strategies for Protecting  Traditional Knowledge, by Sumathi Subbiah, featured in the Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, Volume 27, 2004
Thai Rice: The Rice of Freedom, by Vitoon Panyakul (Green Net), commissioned by Green Peace Southeast Asia, May 2003
Rice: Who reaps the benefits from the sowing?, EFTA (European Fair Trade Association) Briefing Paper, December 2000





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