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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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    Water Management - 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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    Energy Use - 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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    Waste Management - 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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    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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    Contextual Analysis of Workers in Fairtrade certified Small-scale Producer Organizations

    Published: 28 May 2021

    Fairtrade commissioned an independent study to examine the working and living conditions of workers, including hired labourers, in smallholder settings for cocoa production in West Africa and banana production in Latin America and the Caribbean that are part of Fairtrade certified Small-scale Producer Organizations (SPOs). ...

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    How does Fairtrade mitigate violations in global supply chains?

    Published: 19 Apr 2021

    Why do some businesses continue their pervasive use of vast and opaque supplier networks, prioritizing efficiency of cost and time over sustainability and transparency? How can governments fulfill their responsibilities to protect human rights? What is the role of private standard setting initiatives like Fairtrade? This ...

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Asia and Pacific region - Monitoring report, 11th Edition

    Published: 30 Mar 2021

    By the end of 2018, there were 268 Fairtrade producer organizations in 20 countries throughout the Asia and Pacific region. More than 250,000 farmers and workers in the region make up about 14 percent of the global total in the Fairtrade system. Producers in the region earned €15.4 million in Fairtrade Premium in 2018 to ...

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Africa and Middle East region - Monitoring report, 11th Edition

    Published: 30 Mar 2021

    By the end of 2018, there were 596 Fairtrade producer organizations in this region. The number of farmers and workers in the region makes up over 66% of the global total in the Fairtrade system. Producers in the region earned €58 million in Fairtrade Premium in 2018 to spend on projects of their choice. Cocoa, flowers and ...

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Latin America and the Caribbean region - Monitoring report, 11th Edition

    Published: 30 Mar 2021

    Producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean make up about half of all Fairtrade certified organizations worldwide: by the end of 2018, there were 843 Fairtrade producer organizations in 24 countries throughout the region. More than 345,000 farmers and workers in the region make up about 20 percent of the ...

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    Analysis of the producer level impact of Fairtrade on the environment

    Published: 23 Dec 2020

    Fairtrade International commissioned a study to examine the impact of Fairtrade with regard to environmental protection, biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change. For this purpose, the following three Fairtrade interventions were assessed: Fairtrade Standards (Standard for Small-scale Producer ...

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