We were taught to serve, to be workers. Now with Fairtrade, we are entrepreneurs.
Martial Quintero, banana producer, Cooperativa de Servicios Multiples Bananera del Atlantico, Panama
News and Features
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What does farming have to do with human rights?
Article posted: 10 Dec 2019
Fairtrade has advocated for human rights principles for farmers and workers for more than 30 years. Here are some examples.
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Protecting producers from the climate crisis: a priority for Fairtrade
Article posted: 6 Dec 2019
Fairtrade announced a partnership to explore the viability of offering climate risk insurance to Fairtrade smallholder farmers.
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Why Fairtrade supports strong EU regulations for cocoa
Article posted: 2 Dec 2019
What strong EU regulations for cocoa could mean for farmers, and why Fairtrade supports it
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Youth drive positive change in Fairtrade sugar-cane growing communities
Article posted: 29 Nov 2019
A new independent study shows strong progress in applying Fairtrade’s rights-based approach to tackling child labour in Belize’s sugarcane growing communities. But for the approach to be sustainable ...
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Fairtrade calls for trade justice as a key element of climate resilience
Press release posted: 28 Nov 2019
Fairtrade is bringing the voice of small-scale farmers to COP25 to highlight the need for action by governments and other stakeholders in food supply chains.
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Fairtrade highlights Ecuador and Colombia’s progress on banana wages
Article posted: 6 Nov 2019
Fairtrade recognizes the crucial role of governments, unions and employers towards improving living conditions for workers.
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Exploring sustainable vanilla prices to achieve a living income for farmers
Article posted: 4 Nov 2019
Exploring sustainable vanilla prices to achieve a living income for farmers
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The power of women: An interview with Julienne Assoko
Article posted: 18 Oct 2019
Julienne Assoko is a farmer at a Fairtrade certified cocoa cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire. Here she speaks about her experience, her ambitions and her message for those who will soon enter the next ...
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Zero hunger starts with paying farmers a fair price
Article posted: 16 Oct 2019
Using this World Food Day to reflect upon the people who grow it for us
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And the winner is…
Article posted: 7 Oct 2019
Help us celebrate Fairtrade producers, workers, traders and campaigners around the world by entering your organization into the 2020 International Fairtrade Awards!
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