A pair of hands hold freshly picked coffee cherries mainly red in colour with some green

Fairtrade Launches Its First Living Income Reference Prices for Colombian Coffee

The new voluntary prices are a first step for companies and coffee farmers aiming to achieve living incomes in Colombia…

4 min read | July 22, 2021

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Fairtrade remains essential to universities despite disruption to academic year

Four new UK universities have achieved the prestigious Fairtrade University and College Award in the midst of the pandemic.

2 min read | July 16, 2021

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Fairtrade Foundation welcomes Part 2 of the National Food Strategy

‘The report comes at a critical time: farmers and workers who produce our food are already feeling the effects of the climate crisis.

1 min read | July 15, 2021

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Half of global consumers used their buying power to make a positive difference during the pandemic

As shoppers increasingly make ethical choices they provide ‘vital lifeline’ for cocoa farmers says Fairtrade movement on World Chocolate Day

6 min read | July 7, 2021

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Caroline Shikuku at the Tulaga flower farm in Kenya.

Better wages and working conditions on farms are key to East African flower sector’s post-pandemic recovery, Fairtrade and partners tell industry

Flower retailers suppliers and consumers must start paying a fairer share of the value of stems they purchase so that…

5 min read | July 6, 2021

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Fairtrade launches global campaign to unwrap a fairer future for cocoa farmers

The Fairtrade “Bitter Sweet” global campaign encourages consumers around the world to recognize the connection between Fairtrade and better incomes…

4 min read | July 2, 2021

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Amah Kouao poses with her friend Amoakon Kpanguin, one of the men to attend the WSOL from Anniassue. They stand in a cocoa farm.

New research shows Fairtrade raises living standards for cocoa farmers

New research shows that on average, Fairtrade boosts cocoa farmers’ spending on household essentials beyond the need for food by 9%

3 min read | July 1, 2021

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Fairtrade leads way to living wages for banana workers

The Fairtrade Base Wage comes into effect today meaning higher wages for thousands of workers on banana plantations

4 min read | July 1, 2021

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Two illustrated farmers. A woman holding cocoa pods and waving opposite a man holding bananas and waving, on either side of the illustrated people are red cocoa pods on branches and a banana plant. Text: Climate justice for farmers and workers #WaveOfHope

MAKE A #WAVEOFHOPE TO SHOW G7 WHY CLIMATE JUSTICE MATTERS FOR FARMERS

#WaveOfHope #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #Fairtrade. The global Fairtrade community is challenging national leaders to at a minimum deliver on an unfulfilled…

3 min read | June 9, 2021

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Fairtrade launches coffee farmers’ guide to battling climate change

Fairtrade Africa has developed a Climate Academy Guide for coffee farmers in Eastern and Central Africa to enable them to…

4 min read | June 4, 2021

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