Envirotrade

"Envirotrade was set up in 2002 by Robin Birley and Philip Powell. Birley is a UK businessman. He inherited Annabel’s, London’s poshest nightclub from his father. The club is named after his mother, Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, who subsequently married Sir James Goldsmith... Powell is no longer involved in Envirotrade. He was a senator in South Africa and spokesperson for the Inkatha Freedom Party... A recent article by Via Campesina highlights the problems for farmers involved with Envirotrade’s project. " [1]