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  Sugar crash: How EU reform is endangering the livelihoods of small farmers

  Published: 28 Feb 2015

  An end to the European Union’s quota system for ACP countries could push 200,000 people into poverty by 2020. For many of these people dependent on income from sugar, the end of quotas combined with falling sugar prices could create a dire situation. Fairtrade is calling on the EU to convene and lead an initiative that ...

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  Assessing the benefits of Fairtrade orange juice for Brazilian small farmers

  Published: 1 Oct 2014

  Fairtrade orange juice has been on the Fairtrade market for almost 15 years with the majority coming from Fairtrade farmers in Brazil. This study by BSD Consulting of Brazil assesses the impact of Fairtrade for growers' cooperatives in Brazil. Three groups were selected in the major orange producing regions of Brazil. ...

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  A seat at the table? Ensuring smallholder farmers are heard in public-private partnerships

  Published: 30 Sep 2014

  Governments and NGOs are increasingly partnering with the private sector to tackle global hunger and poverty, but this study from the Fairtrade Foundation warns that far from being a silver bullet, some agricultural public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Africa appear to prioritize commercial interests while ignoring the ...

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  Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade – fifth edition – 2013

  Published: 11 Jun 2014

  This report gives the results of the annual monitoring data collection from Fairtrade certified producer organizations which took place during 2012. It presents the scope and scale of Fairtrade in 2012, and gives data for some key Fairtrade performance indicators from a producer perspective. The report also captures the ...

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  Fairtrade cocoa in West Africa

  Published: 6 Jun 2014

  Fairtrade cocoa farmers in West Africa are investing in their farms, crop infrastructure and communities – but they need deeper, long-term partnerships to drive change. Thus concludes the report ‘Fairtrade Cocoa in West Africa’ released by Fairtrade International and Fairtrade Africa.

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  An evaluation of Fairtrade impact on smallholders and workers in the banana sector in northern Colombia

  Published: 4 Apr 2014

  Fairtrade bananas have been on the market for nearly 19 years and are one of the most successful Fairtrade products in many markets – up to 50 percent market share in some countries. The study by CODER assesses the impact of Fairtrade for banana farmers in small producer organizations and workers on plantations in ...

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  Assessing the impacts of Fairtrade on worker-defined forms of empowerment on Ecuadorian flower plantations

  Published: 14 Feb 2014

  Over the past ten years, flowers have become a major product category for Fairtrade. In 2012, 536 million Fairtrade flower stems were sold. This report by independent researcher Angus Lyall summarizes the results of a series of workshops held with workers on three Fairtrade-certified flower farms in Ecuador. It confirms ...

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  What can we learn from the banana experience in Colombia? Study of industrial relations on Fairtrade certified farms in the Urabá region

  Published: 11 Sep 2013

  This study was commissioned by Fairtrade International in order to learn from the progress made on workers’ rights on banana farms in the Urabá region of Colombia.

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  2012-13 annual report: Unlocking the power

  Published: 3 Sep 2013

  Our annual report for 2012-2013 provides an overview of key Fairtrade activities and statistics. “For the past 25 years, we have taken the vision of the pioneering fair traders to the wider public, directly reaching over 1.3 million smallholders and workers. The model has been shown to work; now we need to take it wider. ...

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  Branching out: Fairtrade in Malawi – monitoring the impact of Fairtrade on five certified organisations

  Published: 18 Jun 2013

  The international Fairtrade system has commissioned a long-term study on the effects of Fairtrade on five organizations in Malawi, a Least Developed Country. These research papers highlight the social and economic effects of Fairtrade while recognising the challenges ahead if it is to deepen its impact. The assessment ...

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