Shared Interest has worked with German Buyer organisation DWP since 2000. DWP were founded in 1988, and started life in a basement. Since then they have gone on to occupy the rest of their building and perhaps more importantly, to establish cooperative trade relations with more than 50 producer groups in 30 countries.

DWP currently markets around 1,200 products. These include Kenyan carvings, textiles made of organic cotton, coffee and fine chocolate. Their main focus however is mango, every year, 600 tonnes of fresh fruit are processed and imported in the form of dried fruit and puree.

More recently, DWP have been working closely with promoters of organic agriculture, Naturland, with the aim of producing a quality range of organic and fair trade products. Currently this range includes coffee, tea, spices, chocolate, and honey as well as ingredients for their exclusive Asian cuisine.

In addition to commodities, DWP also see the importance of providing a market for fair trade handicrafts and so are continuously looking at new products from fair trade producers.

If you are interested to find out more about DWP, why not have a look at their website www.dwp-rv.de

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