Harry Hill's bid to help farmers

by msn.com/ - 09/02/2010

"Harry Hill is launching his own range of Fairtrade peanuts and cashews."

The comedian is pictured in cartoon form on the packets of Harry's Nuts, which will go on sale in stores such as Sainsbury's and Waitrose.

The packets will help smallholder farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and other poor countries.

The TV Burp host will make no money from the products himself but is working with the Comic Relief-backed company Liberation, which supplies the UK with most of its Fairtrade nuts.

He said: "I've been heavily involved in getting the taste right for Harry's Nuts and with the pack design. I'm working with Liberation and it's great that the company is run to benefit the farmers and their families."

Hill agreed to lend his name after travelling to Malawi and meeting some of the peanut farmers, many of whom are women looking after Aids orphans.

Buyers will help to establish community buying centres in Malawi. When the harvest is over, centres will be used to give out relief items such as mosquito nets or seed for farmers who have lost their crops. They may also be used for schooling.

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