“We try to cope with the effects of climate change, for example, (we) have been receiving training on good agricultural practices, such as intercropping our coffee farms with other crops, which are a source of income and also a source of food. "
Zeddy Rotich, member of Kabngetuny Women in Coffee.
News and Features
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Cocoa Life Sustainability Programme Expands to Cover Cadbury Chocolate Through New Partnership With Fairtrade
Article posted: 17 Nov 2016
Cadbury and Fairtrade announce a new global partnership between Cocoa Life and Fairtrade to support the roll out of Cocoa Life to Cadbury brands, driving greater scale and impact for cocoa farmers ...
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Fairtrade’s Value for Money Approach Highlighted in New NGO Report
Article posted: 20 Oct 2016
Fairtrade’s Value for Money approach is featured in a new report highlighting the need to get maximum bang per buck when it comes to investment in development and humanitarian aid.
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Fairtrade Certifies First Artisanal Small-scale Mining Cooperative in Africa
Press release posted: 19 Oct 2016
Africa’s first Fairtrade certified gold cooperative offers hope to gold miners living in poverty.
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Empowering Women in Rural Communities
Press release posted: 14 Oct 2016
On 15 October, the UN International Day for Rural Women, Fairtrade coffee farmer María Edy Rivera shares her thoughts on the progress towards empowering rural women.
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Fairtrade Expands Further into Central Europe
Press release posted: 10 Oct 2016
Polish consumers and businesses can now support Fairtrade farmers through their purchasing choices as Poland becomes the latest country to join the Fairtrade family.
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We are Workers, Not Slaves: A Bangladeshi Woman’s Quest to Change the Fashion Industry
Press release posted: 30 Sep 2016
In the wake of the latest tragic factory incident in Bangladesh, Fairtrade spoke to Nazma Akter, a garment worker about workers’ rights
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Fairtrade Strengthens Support for Farmers and Workers
Press release posted: 6 Sep 2016
New actions on climate, textiles and gender are among a range of initiatives introduced by Fairtrade over the past year and showcased in its annual report released today. The report, “Driving Sales, ...
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A Brewing Storm - Report Highlights Risk of Climate Change to Coffee
Article posted: 1 Sep 2016
A new report from the Climate Institute shows coffee quality and cost will be impacted by climate change, but there are things we can do today.
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The Olympic City becomes a Fair Trade City
Article posted: 17 Aug 2016
A golden moment for Rio de Janeiro as it becomes a Fair Trade Town during the Olympic Games
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Fairtrade response to Telemundo web documentary “Harvest of Misery”
Article posted: 29 Jul 2016
The US-based Spanish-language website Telemundo has published a web documentary called "Harvest of Misery" which reports that child labour, poor working conditions, low pay and inadequate ...
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