“Now with Fairtrade we have been able to take courses, educate the women. We have a group of women farming entrepreneurs with the help of Fairtrade. Women workers have also had business training and created a group of women entrepreneurs.”
Yadira Orozco, member of the Asobanar Cooperative
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From child labor to the future of food: the voices of young people change agriculture for the better
Article: posted 12 Jun 2018
"On World Day Against Child Labor, we’d do well to listen carefully to the voices of young people who hold the future of the world’s food in their hands".
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Involvement and working conditions of youth in sugar cane cutting in Belize - 2018
Publication: published 27 Jul 2018
This study, commissioned by Fairtrade International and undertaken with the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, has two purposes. Firstly, it aims to research an understudied aspect of sugar cane ...
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Grassroots study by young Belizeans helps to fight child labour
Article: posted 3 Aug 2018
Grassroots research by young people from a Fairtrade sugar producer organization in Belize has given unique insights into the experience of young cane cutters in the Central American country and ...
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Baseline for assessing the impact of Fairtrade certification on cocoa growers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
Publication: published 10 Aug 2018
Fairtrade International and Fairtrade Africa commissioned the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Bioversity International to carry out baseline research with smallholder cocoa growers and their ...
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Fairtrade figures: what can data tell us?
Article: posted 16 Aug 2018
"It’s important to look at the numbers. Are more organizations continuing to gain Fairtrade certification? Are sales growing? How are Fairtrade farmers and workers choosing to spend their Premium ...
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Monitoring report 2017
Publication: published 16 Aug 2018
This report presents the 2016 monitoring data on Fairtrade certified producer organizations, covering all products and countries, with a special focus on the seven major products that represent a ...
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Coffee
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Synonymous with starting your day, coffee is a big business. Fairtrade aims to give coffee farmers stability in an unpredictable market environment.
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Bananas
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A go-to snack for people on the run, bananas are a supermarket staple. Fairtrade works with banana farmers and workers to create sustainable livelihoods.
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Cocoa
Product overview
Chances are you ate some this week – the world loves cocoa, but wouldn’t love the conditions of many of those who grow it. Fairtrade works to give cocoa farmers a leg up.
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Flowers
Product overview
Flowers are admired for their beauty, but growing them is tough work. Fairtrade empowers flower workers in a number of ways.
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