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Fairtrade, along with a coalition of certification schemes promoting safer pest control, announces the launch of a new free app designed to support the reduction of highly toxic pesticide use.

Small-scale farmers play an important role in global food production, but they often benefit least from global trade.

The Government has invited Michael Gidney, Chief Executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, to join the Government’s Strategic Trade Advisory Group to represent the voice of NGO’s and the millions of farmers that the UK relies on across the world for our produce.

As a new initiative aimed at empowering women flower farm workers launches in Ethiopia, The Fairtrade Foundation today (20 March 2019) welcomed the support of the project’s UK funder, the retailer Aldi.

The Fairtrade Foundation has responded to the publication of tariffs that would apply in the event of a no-deal Brexit, by asking for more information on how these changes might impact developing country producers.

The Fairtrade Foundation’s new campaign calls on the UK Government and companies to ensure cocoa farmers earn living incomes by 2030 in line with the UN’s Global Goals to end poverty.

Fairtrade Fortnight, running from Monday 25 February – Sunday 10 March, sees a wide range of UK businesses from Waitrose & Partners to Divine backing Fairtrade’s cocoa campaign.

For the first time ever, four leading ethical, certified Fairtrade Gold jewellers come together to exhibit their Fairtrade Gold showstopper pieces at the renowned London Fashion Week.

Fairtrade Fortnight is the highlight of the year for the Fairtrade movement in the UK and in 2019 it will run from Monday 25 February until Sunday 10 March. Fairtrade is also celebrating 25 years of Fairtrade in the UK.

Fairtrade and ethical food pioneer and advisor Simon Wright of OF+ Consulting has been announced as the latest Trustee to join the Fairtrade Foundation’s Board.