There’s happiness in the cooperative! Before [Fairtrade] we didn’t earn enough. Now when I get ill the coop looks after me. Before people came, bought our cocoa and we never saw them again.
Issouf Traore, cocoa farmer, ECOOKIM - ECOJAD, Côte d'Ivoire
News and Features
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Indian girls team wins Global Goals World Cup Award
Article posted: 2 Oct 2019
A girls football team from India has brought their Fairtrade and sustainability message to the global stage, winning the award for ‘Best Action towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ at the ...
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Six reasons to choose Fairtrade coffee
Article posted: 1 Oct 2019
Here are six important reasons to choose Fairtrade on International Coffee Day – and every day!
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Bringing Fairtrade and the specialty coffee sector closer together
Article posted: 30 Sep 2019
An interview with Paul Katzeff, CEO of Thanksgiving Coffee and a founder of the Specialty Coffee Association of America
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Giving a voice to girls and women
Article posted: 27 Sep 2019
An interview with Florence Wanjiru Wanjiku, a Human Resources Assistant at the Flamingo Flower Farm in Naivasha, Kenya.
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10 ways Fairtrade helps advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Article posted: 17 Sep 2019
Here are ten ways Fairtrade contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Fairtrade leads the fight for decent incomes for cocoa farmers
Press release posted: 12 Sep 2019
With global cocoa prices stuck at unsustainably low levels, Fairtrade is moving a step closer towards securing a decent income for impoverished cocoa farmers - many of whom earn less than US$1 dollar ...
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New Fairtrade Code aims to strengthen global governance and accountability
Press release posted: 24 Jul 2019
The General Assembly of Fairtrade International has unanimously voted to adopt a new code of ethics and good practice aimed at strengthening and aligning governance, accountability and responsible ...
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Decent work and a decent income. It’s not much to ask, is it?
Article posted: 5 Jul 2019
More than 1,400 small-scale Fairtrade certified cooperatives in 73 countries celebrated this year’s International Day of Cooperatives around the theme of ‘decent work’. Here's why.
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There is only one way out of the global coffee crisis... pay more
Article posted: 2 Jul 2019
The global coffee industry is facing an unprecedented price crisis which not only threatens our daily cup of the black stuff but also – far more importantly – jeopardises the livelihoods of millions ...
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New partnership aims to bring benefits to Latin American and Caribbean farmers
Press release posted: 2 Jul 2019
Fairtrade International, the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) announced an innovative partnership today ...
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