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Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organisations

The Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organisations applies to small-scale farming organisations that supply Fairtrade products.

Principles underlying this Standard

Members must be small-scale producers. The majority of the members of the organisation must be smallholders who don’t depend on hired workers all the time, but run their farm mainly by using their own and their family’s labour.

Democracy. All members have a voice and vote in the decision-making process of the organisation. Members also decide collectively how to use the Fairtrade Premium to best suit their needs.

Enabling strong producer organisations. The Standard provides a framework for small-scale producers to build resilient and inclusive organisations, improve their farming performance, and generate more benefits for their members and their communities

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It applies to all Fairtrade Small-scale Producer Organisations as of 1 July 2019. For organisations certified before this date, transition periods apply as specified in the Standard. This version supersedes all previous versions.

Additional information

  • List of additional documents

Standard for Contract Production

  • This standard is designed for small-scale producers who are not yet democratically organised.

  • Download the Contract Production Standard

Additional information

  • Additional documents

Product - specific standards

  • Find out more

  • Cane sugar for small - scale Producer Organisations

  • Fairtrade Standard for Cane Sugar

  • Cereals for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade Standard for Cereals

  • Implementation or improvement of environmentally sustainable production and processing modes for quinoa

  • Cotton and other fibre crops for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade Standard for Fibre Crops

  • Cocoa for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Coffee for small scale producer organisations

  • Fresh fruit for small-scale producer organisations

  • Fairtrade Standard for Fresh Fruit

  • Fresh vegetables for small-scale producer organisations and contract production.

  • Fairtrade Standard for Vegetables

  • Herbs, herbal teas and spices for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade standard for Herbs, herbal teas and spices

  • Fairtrade Herbs and spices list

  • Honey for small-scale producer organisations

  • Fairtrade standard for Honey

  • Quality guidance for Fairtrade Honey

  • Nuts for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade standard for Nuts

  • Oilseeds and oleaginous fruit for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade Standard for Oilseeds and Oleaginous Fruit

  • Prepared and preserved fruit and vegetables for small-scale producer organisations and contract production

  • Fairtrade Standard for Prepared and Preserved Fruit and Vegetables

  • Tea for small-scale producer organisations

Secondary products

Secondary products and their derivatives have been included in the scope of Fairtrade certification. For further information please see the explanatory note for secondary Fairtrade products and the list of secondary Fairtrade products.

Are you looking for previous standard versions or additional documents? Please contact us at standards-pricing@fairtrade.net