“We try to cope with the effects of climate change, for example, (we) have been receiving training on good agricultural practices, such as intercropping our coffee farms with other crops, which are a source of income and also a source of food. "
Zeddy Rotich, member of Kabngetuny Women in Coffee.
News and Features
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The EU’s Deforestation Proposal Must Do More for Smallholder Farmers
Article posted: 16 Feb 2022
The European Commission’s legislative proposal is a ‘groundbreaking’ step towards combating deforestation. But it cannot abandon smallholders in the process.
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On Valentine’s Day, Fairtrade Flowers Mean Gender Equality - An Interview with Fairtrade Africa's Gender Coordinator Susan Limisi
Article posted: 11 Feb 2022
Valentine’s Day is a day for love, romance, and fragrant floral bouquets. But we can also make it a day for gender equality. That’s because when it comes to Fairtrade flowers, more than half of the ...
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Statement on Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai Aftermath
Article posted: 8 Feb 2022
Fairtrade is closely monitoring the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai in southeastern Africa amid reports that a number of Fairtrade certified farms were directly impacted by at ...
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How Fairtrade and B Corp Companies are strengthening supply chains and shaping a stakeholder economy
Article posted: 2 Feb 2022
Companies with both Fairtrade and B Corp Certification are setting the pace on SDG progress
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A banana price crunch is hitting banana farmers and workers hard. Fairtrade’s Silvia Campos explains why
Article posted: 26 Jan 2022
Amid spiking production costs for packing materials and fertilizers combined with the economic fallout of climate change, COVID-19, and the fight against plant diseases like Fusarium TR4, banana ...
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Increasing market access for small-scale producers: the Fairtrade Coffee School
Article posted: 5 Jan 2022
Starting in January 2022 and running until October, the Fairtrade Coffee school will be a learning ground and meeting point for Fairtrade coffee producers all across the world.
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A resilience journey: COVID-19 funds continue to support Fairtrade producers
Article posted: 20 Dec 2021
From farm diversification to school supplies and creating business opportunities: An update on the impact of Fairtrade’s COVID-19 funds so far.
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Five ways Fairtrade chocolate makes any season brighter
Article posted: 16 Dec 2021
Anytime is the right time for fairness, especially when it comes to better lives for cocoa farmers.
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Fairtrade’s Women School of Leadership holds graduation ceremony for Ivorian cocoa farmers
Article posted: 10 Dec 2021
Fairtrade’s Women School of Leadership holds graduation ceremony for third group of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
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A new study looks at systems to find, fix and prevent child labour
Article posted: 10 Dec 2021
A new study looks at systems to find, fix and prevent child labour. Here’s why it matters.
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