annual audits efi certification on fruits and vegetables signifies that the workers harvesting the produce have been treated respectfully and growers are assured that the work- force has been given the skills and sup- port to address critical issues like food in a global marketplace and 22 more are pending certification trained efi teams retailers pay a premium on certified lion in farmworker bonuses have been quintín where she has worked for 10 the bonus and gladly do their part to comply with all the rules growers also benefit from engaged workers who report higher work satisfac- responsibility for andrew & williamson relieves pressure on farm managers because now the workforce is turn increases productivity and quality “no person or situation improvement is part of this culture change," zimmerman- is improvement for all and everyone participates in improving processes with clear and transparent communication." both efi and fair trade third-party-certified auditing body to verify the farms are following the standards set by each organization when audits are completed and farms are in length of time depending on the farms are allowed to label produce as coming from a certified supplier include worker inter- ensure the farms remain in compliance and any new workers have been trained the certificate holder is responsible for reporting to the determines the amount of premiums generated which are evaluated and audited as well.-cg christina guerrero aesponsible grown fannorata assured where farmworkers are engaged and conditions throughout the whole farm." an elected leadership team of farmworkers and managers is trained those skills to help the farming operation pest management fair trade certified produce at costco costco supports the and fair trade usa programs by paying the premium for certified buying team encourages suppliers to participate in the training "efi and fair trade usa each provide a verifiable program that helps enrich the lives of agricultural workers while empower- better-quality product for costco," says keith neal assistant general merchan- dise manager for costco produce.-cg
