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		<title>Fairtrade International - Producer Stories</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fero Cooperative: We do things differently here]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Standing at Fero Cooperative’s collection station, a steady stream of people with sacks of red coffee cherries perched on their backs lines up at the scales. A dignified man with tattered clothes carefully weighs the bags as another notes the weight and the farmer’s name. He tears off the receipt and hands it to the farmer, keeping a copy for the cooperative, and the bag gets added to the pile. 
December is high time for the harvest in Yirgalem, Ethiopia, and farmers from the Fero Cooperative...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Standing at Fero Cooperative’s collection station, a steady stream of people with sacks of red coffee cherries perched on their backs lines up at the scales. A dignified man with tattered clothes carefully weighs the bags as another notes the weight and the farmer’s name. He tears off the receipt and hands it to the farmer, keeping a copy for the cooperative, and the bag gets added to the pile. 
December is high time for the harvest in Yirgalem, Ethiopia, and farmers from the Fero Cooperative...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Coffee</category>
			<category>Ethiopia</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iriaini tea farmers adding value at the source]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=342&#38;cHash=b8f9d5eed06e1edc617a784d1495e267</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Charles Njuguna is one of 6,000 farmers in Othaya, Kenya, and a co-owner of the Iriaini Tea Factory. Every day he works from 7am till 4pm, tossing tea leaves in the basket strapped on his back. Charles is a small-scale holder working a plot of 0.5 acre. When his four children grow up, Charles says they will have to find their own way in life as his parcel is too small to divide and distribute. 
&quot;I have nothing to give them, apart from an education,&quot; he admits. 
After a difficult...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Charles Njuguna is one of 6,000 farmers in Othaya, Kenya, and a co-owner of the Iriaini Tea Factory. Every day he works from 7am till 4pm, tossing tea leaves in the basket strapped on his back. Charles is a small-scale holder working a plot of 0.5 acre. When his four children grow up, Charles says they will have to find their own way in life as his parcel is too small to divide and distribute. 
&quot;I have nothing to give them, apart from an education,&quot; he admits. 
After a difficult...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Kenya</category>
			<category>Tea</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coopervitae’s Pledge to Sustainability]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=326&#38;cHash=18fde732f688701e1fa1fbee6bcab37d</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At Coopervitae, the farmers may lead simple lives but their horizons are wide. They draw on the century-long Brazilian tradition in coffee growing to develop a product that will satisfy the taste of today’s consumer.
The joint effort toward this goal began in 2001 when the cooperative became Fairtrade-certified. Farmers were soon to experience the benefits of this major step: their market access went up and incomes were stable. Fairtrade Premium funds were used to improve transportation and...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[At Coopervitae, the farmers may lead simple lives but their horizons are wide. They draw on the century-long Brazilian tradition in coffee growing to develop a product that will satisfy the taste of today’s consumer.
The joint effort toward this goal began in 2001 when the cooperative became Fairtrade-certified. Farmers were soon to experience the benefits of this major step: their market access went up and incomes were stable. Fairtrade Premium funds were used to improve transportation and...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Brazil</category>
			<category>Coffee</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Springfield Farms Makes Great Strides in Sustainability]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=316&#38;cHash=dfba06ccaafcdfb92b8dcfa7c1879647</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Springfield Farms is an example of an organization which has placed its values above all else. Its commitment to both people and environment shows in all the farm's activities. More sales of their Fairtrade avocadoes and lychees would mean they could take this work even further.
Background
Springfield Farms lies at the foot of Soutpansberg, a small range of mountains in South Africa. The farm is 425 hectares and has 165 permanent workers, recruited from the surrounding communities, and 100...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Springfield Farms is an example of an organization which has placed its values above all else. Its commitment to both people and environment shows in all the farm's activities. More sales of their Fairtrade avocadoes and lychees would mean they could take this work even further.
Background
Springfield Farms lies at the foot of Soutpansberg, a small range of mountains in South Africa. The farm is 425 hectares and has 165 permanent workers, recruited from the surrounding communities, and 100...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>South Africa</category>
			<category>Fruit</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Business is Buzzing for Apicola Honey Cooperative]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=314&#38;cHash=24914ba3c447fcc24a08c3d150525845</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The beekeepers of Cooperative Pueblo Apicola are spread across Uruguay, but they have one thing in common: they all live in rural areas, and as a result have limited commercial opportunities. Before they formed the co-op, the combination of poor rural roads and limited information meant that beekeepers had to depend on local middlemen to buy their honey. In a weak bargaining position, they were often forced sell their honey at a fraction of the real value.
Now the producers of Cooperative...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The beekeepers of Cooperative Pueblo Apicola are spread across Uruguay, but they have one thing in common: they all live in rural areas, and as a result have limited commercial opportunities. Before they formed the co-op, the combination of poor rural roads and limited information meant that beekeepers had to depend on local middlemen to buy their honey. In a weak bargaining position, they were often forced sell their honey at a fraction of the real value.
Now the producers of Cooperative...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Uruguay</category>
			<category>Honey</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Banana Producers in Peru Stand Strong in Face of Floods]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=303&#38;cHash=b9d73aeb275e615839288e64a8765486</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The banana producers of the Asociación de Bananeros Orgánicos Solidarios (BOS) in Peru are used to hard work. In recent years, they have banded together to make a number of investments to their association, rapidly expanding their sales of organic and Fairtrade bananas. But after experiencing the heaviest rainy season the region has seen in fourteen years, the farmers of BOS will have to overcome many challenges to get back on their feet.
BOS has of 643 members and growing. They achieved...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The banana producers of the Asociación de Bananeros Orgánicos Solidarios (BOS) in Peru are used to hard work. In recent years, they have banded together to make a number of investments to their association, rapidly expanding their sales of organic and Fairtrade bananas. But after experiencing the heaviest rainy season the region has seen in fourteen years, the farmers of BOS will have to overcome many challenges to get back on their feet.
BOS has of 643 members and growing. They achieved...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Peru</category>
			<category>Bananas</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hop Tac cooperative: Improving coffee, improving community]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=293&#38;cHash=e695e18f75366a5a2ba36542ab29984e</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It has been a difficult year and a half for coffee cooperatives. Volatile prices, reduced crops due to climate change, and coffee bushes reaching the end of their productive cycle are just some of the challenges they have been facing. 
Meanwhile, the Hop Tac cooperative in Vietnam has been thriving. The cooperative has used training and support from Fairtrade to increase their exports, and they have made investments in their business and community in the process.
The Safe Coffee Producing...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been a difficult year and a half for coffee cooperatives. Volatile prices, reduced crops due to climate change, and coffee bushes reaching the end of their productive cycle are just some of the challenges they have been facing. 
Meanwhile, the Hop Tac cooperative in Vietnam has been thriving. The cooperative has used training and support from Fairtrade to increase their exports, and they have made investments in their business and community in the process.
The Safe Coffee Producing...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Vietnam</category>
			<category>Coffee</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CONACADO Cooperative - Smart Investments Lead to a Bright Future]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&#38;cHash=f37a86de81991ae042ba3ec6982261c9</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For Mariano Manzuela, a member of the CONACADO cooperative in the Dominican Republic, Fairtrade means four of his children attend secondary school on scholarships from the Fairtrade Premium. What started as a development project in 1988, has now become the tenth largest cocoa exporter in the world. CONACADO now provides Fairtrade cocoa products to brands such as Green &amp; Black’s, Lush Cosmetics, Ben &amp; Jerry’s and Café Direct.
Struggling to get ahead
CONACADO is an association of nearly...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For Mariano Manzuela, a member of the CONACADO cooperative in the Dominican Republic, Fairtrade means four of his children attend secondary school on scholarships from the Fairtrade Premium. What started as a development project in 1988, has now become the tenth largest cocoa exporter in the world. CONACADO now provides Fairtrade cocoa products to brands such as Green &amp; Black’s, Lush Cosmetics, Ben &amp; Jerry’s and Café Direct.
Struggling to get ahead
CONACADO is an association of nearly...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Dominican Republic</category>
			<category>Cocoa</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Manduvira in Paraguay Realizes its Dream]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=282&#38;cHash=8e21911c19069f52e84f3fcf7a5cc86e</link>
			<description><![CDATA[From humble beginnings in 1975, the Manduvira Cooperative in Paraguay has  grown to be the leading producer and exporter of organic and Fairtrade certified sugar in the world. On 5 Dec 2011, the Coop laid its foundation stone in a first-of-its-kind producer-owned mill. Now rather than paying transportation and rental costs to another factory over 100km away, this mill, partly financed by the Fairtrade Premium, will enable a significant improvement in the lives of sugar farmers, workers and...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From humble beginnings in 1975, the Manduvira Cooperative in Paraguay has  grown to be the leading producer and exporter of organic and Fairtrade certified sugar in the world. On 5 Dec 2011, the Coop laid its foundation stone in a first-of-its-kind producer-owned mill. Now rather than paying transportation and rental costs to another factory over 100km away, this mill, partly financed by the Fairtrade Premium, will enable a significant improvement in the lives of sugar farmers, workers and...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Paraguay</category>
			<category>Sugar</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kavokiva cocoa farmers come together in Côte d'Ivoire]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=280&#38;cHash=092a484ae5c7847eb58833d2fc833079</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Côte d’Ivoire is known for its high-quality cocoa and more than 40%  of the country’s cocoa is produced in the region of Daloa, home of  Kavokiva. Ravaged with political upheaval and financial crisis, Côte  d’Ivoire is one of the world’s poorest countries. The region of Daloa is  made up of rural villages where cocoa is the main source of cash income  for most farmers, many of whom also grow robusta coffee. Fruit and  vegetables are grown for home consumption and women sell bananas and  other...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Côte d’Ivoire is known for its high-quality cocoa and more than 40%  of the country’s cocoa is produced in the region of Daloa, home of  Kavokiva. Ravaged with political upheaval and financial crisis, Côte  d’Ivoire is one of the world’s poorest countries. The region of Daloa is  made up of rural villages where cocoa is the main source of cash income  for most farmers, many of whom also grow robusta coffee. Fruit and  vegetables are grown for home consumption and women sell bananas and  other...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Cocoa</category>
			<category>Ivory Coast</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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