‘Act now for our planet’s farmers’, global Fairtrade movement tells governments at COP27 in open letter

The international Fairtrade movement is urging member states at COP27 to keep their climate pledges and ‘act now’ for the…

2 min read | November 7, 2022

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‘The clock is ticking’ – At COP27 fair trade organisations reiterate urgent call for inclusive climate solutions

Global leaders must strengthen and accelerate efforts to enforce human rights and environmental due diligence in supply chains confront trade…

3 min read | November 7, 2022

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Champa Majhi is putting the compost fertilizer in the cotton farm land at village Kubri in Lanjigarh of Bhawanipatna, Orissa, India

New study confirms greater resilience of Fairtrade farmers in times of crisis

A new report has confirmed that access to better prices, credit, and financial stability significantly increased the resilience of Fairtrade-certified organisations amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

4 min read | October 18, 2022

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Fairtrade, ECOOKIM and Mars launch groundbreaking new livelihoods improvement program in Abidjan, supporting 5,000 ECOOKIM cocoa farmers on a path to a living income by 2030

This program will apply key learnings from other programs to tackle income inequities in cocoa farming with support from the…

5 min read | October 12, 2022

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Portrait of Kennedy Simiyu, a flower worker at the Bigot Flower Farm in Kenya, examines roses in the greenhouse

Farmers and workers harvested more benefits in 2021 despite Covid-19 pandemic, says new Fairtrade report

BONN Germany –. According to the report released today and titled Building Resilience in a Changing World

3 min read | October 12, 2022

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Farmers overseas and consumers at home could carry the cost of a weaker pound, warns Fairtrade Foundation

After the pound hit a record low against the US dollar this week the Fairtrade Foundation is warning of the…

1 min read | September 29, 2022

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Great Big Green Week: thousands of Fairtrade supporters to plant wildflower seeds nationwide, to ‘sow their solidarity’ with climate-hit farmers

Thousands of individuals and groups nationwide are taking to their communities to plant wildflower seeds as a symbol of solidarity…

3 min read | September 23, 2022

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

It is with great sorrow that we heard of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

1 min read | September 9, 2022

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Fairtrade statement on Pakistan floods

Fairtrade is deeply saddened by the devastating flooding affecting Pakistan and the destruction and loss of life it has caused across the country in recent days.

1 min read | September 5, 2022

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Fairtrade Foundation collaborates with banana bruiser artist to celebrate banana farmers worldwide and highlight challenges they face

Fairtrade Foundation has unveiled a creative collaboration with London-based ‘Banana Bruiser’ artist Anna Chojnicka who has created a unique piece…

4 min read | August 26, 2022

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