It is part of the standards, that women should be empowered... If a woman is empowered, then the house will also be empowered, economically and socially.
Elizabeth Chepkwony, coffee farmer, Kabngetuny cooperative, Kenya
News and Features
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Fairtrade announces two new leadership appointments
Article posted: 11 Jan 2021
Fairtrade International is pleased to announce two interim leadership appointments ahead of CEO Dario Soto Abril’s departure in February.
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Highlighting the need for climate justice in a year dominated by COVID-19
Article posted: 8 Jan 2021
With COVID-19, it is tempting to put other critical issues, such as climate change, aside. However, in an effort to drive progress forward, world leaders spoke virtually at the Climate Ambition ...
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Thailand’s Next Generation of Farmers
Article posted: 28 Dec 2020
Young people are the future of agriculture – but hardly any of them want to become farmers. In Thailand, young people from Fairtrade farming families learnt about sustainable agriculture
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An uncertain future for Latin American cocoa farmers
Article posted: 17 Dec 2020
Latin America was one of the regions hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but without Fairtrade support it would have been a lot worse, says Basilio Almonte, Cocoa Coordinator at the Latin American ...
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Fairtrade Takes Big Step towards Living Wages for Banana Workers
Press release posted: 15 Dec 2020
The new Fairtrade Base Wage marks a unique move towards a living wage, benefitting thousands of banana planatation workers.
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Cooperative spirit helps West African cocoa farmers through the COVID crisis
Article posted: 15 Dec 2020
Along with small-scale farmers the world over, West African cocoa producers were hit by the pandemic. The Fairtrade Relief Fund came at just the right time when the producers needed it most
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The Increasing Value of Sustainability among consumers
Article posted: 14 Dec 2020
How willing are consumers to purchase products made in a fair and ethical way? Does that change across countries? These, and many other questions, were explored as part of the Trade Fair Live Fair ...
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New Fairtrade study highlights successes and ways forward towards gender equality
Article posted: 10 Dec 2020
The study focuses on six Fairtrade coffee cooperatives in Guatemala, Indonesia and Kenya, and how they made progress on inclusion, empowerment and transformative change.
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Lynette Thorstensen Elected as Fairtrade Board Chair
Article posted: 3 Dec 2020
Fairtrade International is pleased to announce Lynette Thorstensen as the new Chair of the Fairtrade Board.
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Ecuador: Virtual training on climate change leadership for producers is well underway
Article posted: 2 Dec 2020
48 young producers from 22 Fairtrade certified organizations from different provinces in Ecuador are remotely taking part in the climate change leadership school.
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