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Fairtrade Foundation explains why higher prices don’t solve the problem of inequality
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MILAN — As green coffee prices continue to soar, Max Milward, Sustainable Sourcing Manager at the Fairtrade Foundation, has published the following commentary explaining...
New study highlights ways Fairtrade can support businesses looking to reduce carbon emissions on smallholder farms
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LONDON, UK – A new study investigates the carbon footprint of four Fairtrade products from five country origins (cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana,...
Fairtrade on soaring coffee prices
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MILAN – Coffee prices, particularly for Robustas, have reached unprecedented levels in recent weeks, with the 10-T contract in London hitting record highs. While...
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 to support farmers on the frontline of the climate crisis
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LONDON, UK – Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 (21st February – 6th March) will be a show of solidarity with those on the frontline of the...
Sodexo strengthens support for coffee growers during Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
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MILAN – Sodexo is marking Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 (22 Feb-7 Mar), with a £60,000 donation to the Coffee Growers Fund - a project in...
Fairtrade Foundation ’s virtual festival to highlight harmful effect of climate crisis on coffee
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LONDON, UK – The Fairtrade Foundation is inviting individuals across Britain to take part in a virtual festival, being launched to highlight how the...
Fairtrade launches new services to complement traditional certification
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LONDON, UK — Traditionally known for supporting companies to source commodities such as bananas, coffee or cocoa on Fairtrade terms, companies are now able...
Sodexo and the Fairtrade Foundation empower women coffee growers
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Sodexo is working with the Fairtrade Foundation to help improve the food security and empowerment of women, Fairtrade coffee producers’ and their families in Peru. The project aims to support the producers in four areas. First: create kitchen gardens for local food production and sales in domestic markets ...
Cocoa industry could lose a generation of growers, farmer warns
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Unless the international cocoa industry does more to involve farmers it will risk losing a generation of cocoa growers, Fairtrade farmer Portin Bley from Ivory Cooast told the London Chocolate Forum ...
Coffee fix needs fair prices, says Fairtrade
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LONDON, UK - Any looming coffee crisis won’t just be due to finer tastes, it will also be due to shortcomings in investment by...