Library

Fairtrade Research and Publications

Highlights

  • Impact of Fairtrade on flower workers and market access of flower farms in East Africa

  • A Fair Price for Human Rights Due Diligence

  • Fairtrade certification and producer resilience in times of crises

  • 2021-2022 Annual Report

  • Assessing the Impact of Fairtrade on Poverty Reduction and Economic Resilience through Rural Development

  • Supporting Fairtrade Farmers and Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2021 Survey results

All Publications

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    The Future is Fair - An introduction to our strategy

    Published: 26 Oct 2021

    Our vision is a world in which all producers enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfill their potential, and decide on their future. This document gives an introduction to our 2021-2025 global strategy, including our objectives and case studies.

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    Fairtrade and climate change: Systematic review, hotspot analysis and survey

    Published: 25 Oct 2021

    Climate change poses a serious threat to agricultural production and to many farmers growing the crops that Fairtrade certifies. Fairtrade International commissioned a study to understand the potential climate change impacts on the production and producers of six major Fairtrade crops. The researchers, from Vrije ...

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    Living Income Reference Prices for Vanilla from Uganda and Madagascar

    Published: 1 Oct 2021

    Vanilla has received increasing attention by the global public in recent years. Ongoing high vanilla prices, vanilla theft, and quality problems from vanilla beans harvested before full maturity have brought vanilla repeatedly to the headlines. This is a consequence of the extreme boom-and-bust cycles experienced by the ...

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    Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme evaluation

    Published: 1 Oct 2021

    The West Africa Cocoa Programme (WACP) was launched in 2016 by Fairtrade International and Fairtrade Africa. The programme’s central principle is that when small-scale producer organizations are strong, resilient and responsive to their members’ needs, and when they and their members have access to resources through the ...

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    Fairtrade Climate Change Projects - Learning from Experience

    Published: 1 Sep 2021

    Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face. Extreme weather and rising temperatures are already hitting the production of major Fairtrade commodities including coffee, cocoa and tea. In this report we give a brief overview of 10 projects within Fairtrade, analyse key trends and outline the lessons learned ...

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    Cocoa farmer income: The household income of Fairtrade cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and strategies for improvement

    Published: 28 Jul 2021

    This study is a follow up to a previous study published in 2018, as part of our commitment to understanding and driving progress on cocoa farmers earning a living income, and to transparently sharing what we’re learning so farmers can benefit. The study finds that the incomes of Fairtrade cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire ...

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Overview - Monitoring Report, 12th Edition

    Published: 18 Jun 2021

    This report summarizes data on Fairtrade certified organizations, farmers and workers, production, and Fairtrade Premium earned across all products during 2019. The most recent product specific data can be found under www.fairtrade.net/impact.

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    Farm Forestry - Climate Academy 2020


    Video part of a training series based on the Climate Guide Academy 2020. They will be made available to coffee producer organizations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Rwanda to facilitate learning for rural farmers.

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    Climate Academy Guide - Kenya 2021

    Published: 2 Jun 2021

    Based experience throughout three years at the Climate Academy in Kenya, Fairtrade has co-created a guide applicable to coffee producers beyond this region. Climate change is everyone’s business and we are happy to share our insights with the coffee industry across the world. Among others, in the guide you will find ...

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    Farm Planning - Climate Academy 2020


    Video part of a training series based on the Climate Guide Academy 2020. They will be made available to coffee producer organizations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Rwanda to facilitate learning for rural farmers.

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