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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The EU’s Deforestation Proposal Must Do More for Smallholder Farmers
Article posted: 16 Feb 2022
The European Commission’s legislative proposal is a ‘groundbreaking’ step towards combating deforestation. But it cannot abandon smallholders in the process.
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On Valentine’s Day, Fairtrade Flowers Mean Gender Equality - An Interview with Fairtrade Africa's Gender Coordinator Susan Limisi
Article posted: 11 Feb 2022
Valentine’s Day is a day for love, romance, and fragrant floral bouquets. But we can also make it a day for gender equality. That’s because when it comes to Fairtrade flowers, more than half of the ...
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Statement on Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai Aftermath
Article posted: 8 Feb 2022
Fairtrade is closely monitoring the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai in southeastern Africa amid reports that a number of Fairtrade certified farms were directly impacted by at ...
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How Fairtrade and B Corp Companies are strengthening supply chains and shaping a stakeholder economy
Article posted: 2 Feb 2022
Companies with both Fairtrade and B Corp Certification are setting the pace on SDG progress
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A banana price crunch is hitting banana farmers and workers hard. Fairtrade’s Silvia Campos explains why
Article posted: 26 Jan 2022
Amid spiking production costs for packing materials and fertilizers combined with the economic fallout of climate change, COVID-19, and the fight against plant diseases like Fusarium TR4, banana ...
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Increasing market access for small-scale producers: the Fairtrade Coffee School
Article posted: 5 Jan 2022
Starting in January 2022 and running until October, the Fairtrade Coffee school will be a learning ground and meeting point for Fairtrade coffee producers all across the world.
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A resilience journey: COVID-19 funds continue to support Fairtrade producers
Article posted: 20 Dec 2021
From farm diversification to school supplies and creating business opportunities: An update on the impact of Fairtrade’s COVID-19 funds so far.
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Five ways Fairtrade chocolate makes any season brighter
Article posted: 16 Dec 2021
Anytime is the right time for fairness, especially when it comes to better lives for cocoa farmers.
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Fairtrade’s Women School of Leadership holds graduation ceremony for Ivorian cocoa farmers
Article posted: 10 Dec 2021
Fairtrade’s Women School of Leadership holds graduation ceremony for third group of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
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A new study looks at systems to find, fix and prevent child labour
Article posted: 10 Dec 2021
A new study looks at systems to find, fix and prevent child labour. Here’s why it matters.
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