"Fairtrade Premium encourages us, as women cocoa farmers, to be able to achieve certain things. We know that with Fairtrade there is a Premium waiting for us, and for each woman, you can do what is in your heart."
Rosine Bekoin, member of the CAYAT co-operative
News and Features
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New Study Finds Environmental and Social Footprint of Fairtrade Cotton to be Five Times Lower
Press release posted: 22 Apr 2017
Unless cotton is farmed sustainably, its production leaves a heavy environmental and social toll which will affect its long term viability.
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Fairtrade International and the International Trade Centre Expand their Cooperation
Article posted: 13 Apr 2017
Fairtrade International and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving the livelihoods of small farmers and promoting income diversification.
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Taiwan’s President Declares Her Support for Fairtrade
Article posted: 13 Apr 2017
President Tsai Ying-Wen expressed the Taiwanese Government’s backing for Fairtrade during a visit by Dario Soto Abril, Fairtrade’s Global CEO, to the country’s parliament on 10 April.
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Fairtrade Farmers and Workers continue to benefit from Growing Sales and Increased Fairtrade Premium Investments
Press release posted: 11 Apr 2017
This week saw the official launch of the 8th edition of the Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade report by Fairtrade International, covering data from 2014-2015.
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Celebrate Your Support for Fairtrade In This Year’s World Fairtrade Challenge!
Press release posted: 3 Apr 2017
The World Fairtrade Challenge is back and this year we are celebrating Fairtrade’s successes over the past three decades! After last year's hugely successful inaugural event, this year we’re ...
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“World Fairtrade Challenge” wins Award for Global Mobilization
Article posted: 21 Mar 2017
The German Council for Sustainable Development recognizes the World Fairtrade Challenge campaign as a "Sustainability Project 2017”
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Fairtrade Applauds Efforts to Step Up the Fight Against Child Labour in Belize
Article posted: 9 Mar 2017
The government of Belize has taken action to address child labour in the country, thanks in part to the advocacy efforts and targeted public awareness campaigns by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers ...
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Levelling the Ground for Women in Kenya’s Flower Industry
Press release posted: 8 Mar 2017
This International Women’s Day, we shine a spotlight on the challenges faced by women in the flower industry, and on one Kenyan woman’s quest to make their voices heard.
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Fairtrade Changes Society
Article posted: 2 Mar 2017
Fairtrade not only has an impact on the lives of farmers and workers in the Global South. According to a new study, it also plays a role in changing consumer patterns and behaviour.
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First Climate Project Certified Under Fairtrade Climate Standard
Article posted: 13 Jan 2017
The Deutsche Post DHL project in Lesotho is the first to become fully certified under the Fairtrade Climate Standard, supporting rural communities in their fight against climate change.
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