A banana farmer carries a branch of banana bunches

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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Britain’s best-loved children’s illustrators join Fairtrade Foundation and over 75 other UK charities in campaign calling on government to Crack the Crises as G7 approaches

Some of Britain’s best-loved illustrators including Quentin Blake Lauren Child Diane Ewen Jim Field and Nick Sharratt have added their…

3 min read | June 2, 2021

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A brighter future for migrant banana workers in the Dominican Republic

Thousands of undocumented migrants working on banana farms and plantations in the Dominican Republic can look forward to a brighter…

2 min read | May 26, 2021

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Beatrice Boakye, cocoa farmer in Ghana, drying her cocoa beans

Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund supports thousands of women to improve their income in cocoa growing communities

The new ‘Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund’ designed to protect cocoa farmer livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic is providing grants that…

4 min read | May 26, 2021

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Cocoa farmer with a basket of cocoa pods on his shoulder

Cocoa farmers in Ghana awarded seed capital to diversify their incomes in climate smart ventures

New research identifies most effective climate smart enterprises to generate extra income for cocoa famers

4 min read | May 26, 2021

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Genrri Herrera, president of the Fairtrade Organic cooperative COCREBISTOL in Honduras

A beautiful blend: Fairtrade organic coffee stirs up change for forest conservation

LEON has launched its Fairtrade organic coffee across Sainsbury’s stores nationwide this week and every bag sold will protect 4m2…

2 min read | May 25, 2021

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Portrait of Ángel Guzmán Santana working on his banana farm

‘Our workers can now work safely’: one year later, Fairtrade COVID Fund continues to deliver significant impact for farmers

More than 500 000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across the globe are reaping the benefits of…

2 min read | May 5, 2021

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Dah Oho cuts a yellow cocoa pod from a cocoa tree

As cocoa prices fall in Côte d’Ivoire, Fairtrade urges EU for cocoa sector regulation to recognise the right to living income

The European Commission and European governments must commit to recognising living incomes in forthcoming human rights due diligence regulation for the European cocoa and chocolate sector, Fairtrade has urged.

4 min read | April 21, 2021

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