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2021: time to choose the world you want
Fairtrade Foundation’s CEO Michael Gidney reflects on a tough year and looks forward to a brighter 2021
How Fairtrade and Ben & Jerry’s are working towards a living income for cocoa farmers
Together with Ben & Jerry’s we’re on a mission to make a living income possible for cocoa farmers in West Africa.
6 Reasons Why Choosing Fairtrade Chocolate Makes a Difference
Think all chocolate is the same? And what about all the different sustainability labels you find on supermarket shelves? Think again…
Anything but ‘plain’: Exploring sustainable vanilla prices to achieve a living income for farmers
Natural vanilla has drawn attention in recent years due to its soaring price, rivalling even silver in 2017. While that might on the surface seem like a good thing for vanilla farmers, the instability of the market for the world’s second most expensive spice (after saffron) does much more harm than good.
We all want fair trade and that means farmers need to earn more
“My message to consumers in the UK is please continue buying more Fairtrade tea so we can bring more development projects to our region” – Fairtrade tea producer
Fairtrade’s Living Income Campaign in Parliament
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the only topic in parliament at the moment is Brexit. True, it is taking up lots of time, but it isn’t the only subject under discussion. There have also been opportunities for MPs to raise questions about the new Fairtrade cocoa campaign – She Deserves A Living Income!