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Living Wage and the Fairtrade Premium: banana supply chains in Ghana and Colombia
Workers at farms, factories and plantations are among the most vulnerable people in global trade.
This research study explores how the Fairtrade Premium reduces pressure on wages and generates an enabling environment to make a Living Wage meaningful for workers in banana supply chains in Ghana and Colombia.
What makes co-operatives work? A Study Exploring value creation and distribution in cocoa co-operatives in Ghana
Primary research exploring the internal and external factors that drive value by co-operatives for farmers in the Ghanaian cocoa sector…
Programme brief: Fairtrade Foundation’s approach to living wages
This paper outlines five key pillars to Fairtrade Foundation’s approach to living wages and reflects on industry-wide progress to achieving…
Learning brief: key learnings from design and implementation of resilience fund for cocoa farmers during the covid-19 pandemic
In July 2020 the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund launched a one-year flexible grant facility in response to the significant impacts…
Learning brief: Using Remote Data Collection for Worker Voice under the Building Resilience in Flower Supply Chains Project
Fairtrade is implementing the Building Resilience in Flower Supply Chains Project which has reached over 6 000 Kenyan flower workers through…
Learning Brief: Reflecting on lessons learnt from the gender workstream of Building Resilience in Flower Supply Chains
Fairtrade is implementing the Building Resilience in Flower Supply Chains Project which has reached over 6 000 Kenyan flower workers through…
Learning Brief: Market Analysis for Cocoa Income Diversification under the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund
Fairtrade is implementing the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund working with nine cocoa farming unions in Ghana which represent 22 500…
Learning Brief: Gender Inclusion in the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund
Fairtrade is implementing the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund working with nine cocoa farming unions in Ghana which represent 22 500…
Cotton commodity briefing
Millions of small-scale farmers in developing countries depend on cotton for their livelihoods. This briefing provides an industry overview, and explores why Fairtrade is needed and what it can achieve.