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Fairtrade Research and Publications
Highlights
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Supporting Fairtrade Farmers and Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2021 Survey results
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Fairtrade position and recommendations on deforestation regulation
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Cocoa farmer income: The household income of Fairtrade cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and strategies for improvement
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How does Fairtrade mitigate violations in global supply chains?
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Women's access, equity and empowerment: Progress and uptake of the Fairtrade gender strategy
All Publications
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Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme Monitoring Report, First Edition
Published: 3 Jun 2020
Fairtrade launched the West Africa Cocoa Programme in 2016, seeking to build strong and viable Fairtrade small-scale producer organizations that are responsive to their members’ and business partners’ needs. Well-managed and democratically run producer organizations are better placed to build long-term relationships with ...
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Fairtrade Living Income Progress Report
Published: 9 Apr 2020
Achieving living incomes for Fairtrade producers is at the heart of our mission and at the top of our agenda. In 2017, Fairtrade developed its Living Income Strategy, with a roadmap for making tangible progress towards living incomes. During the past year, Fairtrade has made important strides in moving the Living Income ...
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Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Cotton - Monitoring report, 10th Edition
Published: 3 Mar 2020
Cotton farmers in developing countries wield little power or influence. With high levels of illiteracy and limited land holdings, many cotton farmers live below the poverty line and depend on the middlemen or ginners who buy their cotton, often at prices below the cost of production. Rising costs of production, fluctuating ...
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Fairtrade Producer Satisfaction Survey
Published: 17 Jan 2020
This report summarizes the results of a survey of Fairtrade certified producer organizations about their satisfaction with the support services provided by the three regional Fairtrade producer networks.The Fairtrade producer networks are regional associations that Fairtrade producer organizations may join if they wish. ...
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Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Summary - Monitoring report, 10th Edition
Published: 10 Jan 2020
This report includes data on the number of Fairtrade certified organizations, farmers and workers, and Fairtrade Premium earned across all products for the year 2017.
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Evaluation of Youth Inclusive Community-Based Monitoring and Remediation System on Child Labour (YICBMR) as implemented by Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA)
Published: 29 Nov 2019
The purpose of this study was to assess the work undertaken by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) to establish Fairtrade’s Youth-Inclusive Community-Based Monitoring and Remediation System on Child Labour (YICBMR) to identify and respond to issues concerning child and youth wellbeing, including child labour, ...
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Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Asia and Pacific region - Monitoring report, 10th Edition
Published: 28 Nov 2019
By the end of 2017, there were 261 Fairtrade producer organizations in 20 countries throughout the Asia and Pacific region. More than 260,000 farmers and workers in the region make up about 15 percent of the global total in the Fairtrade system. Producers in the region earned €12.5 million in Fairtrade Premium in 2017 to ...
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No climate resilience without trade justice: joint position paper for COP25
Published: 28 Nov 2019
This position paper is a joint statement from the global fair trade movement, including Fairtrade International, on the occasion of the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, 2-13 December 2019.The Amazon fires and the social explosions sparked by environmental degradation across the planet, coupled with globe-spanning strikes on ...
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Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Latin America and the Caribbean region - Monitoring report, 10th Edition
Published: 28 Nov 2019
Producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean make up about half of all Fairtrade certified organizations worldwide: by the end of 2017, there were 803 Fairtrade producer organizations in 22 countries throughout the region. More than 335,000 farmers and workers in the region make up about 20 percent of the ...
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2018-19 annual report: Choosing a fairer future through trade
Published: 15 Nov 2019
Our annual report for 2018-2019 provides information about Fairtrade's reach and impact, ongoing projects, and future plans."Fairtrade exists to create fairer terms of trade, and put power in the hands of farmers and workers to earn a decent living and make decisions about their future. Progress may seem slow at times, and ...
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