Child labour protection project receives a stamp of approval from the Ivorian...
It Takes a Village to Protect a Child Project has received a stamp of approval from the government of Côte d’Ivoire. The project will run in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of Côte...
View ArticleDining with a difference enables diversification of income
Women farmers from Kabng’etuny Coffee Cooperative Society in Kenya are a happy lot, and so is their surrounding community. As they say, Unity is Power and it is what has knit these women farmers to...
View ArticleImproving Mental Health Care through Fairtrade Premium support
On 27th January 2015, Rose Cooperative Credit Society contributed funds to Mauritius Mental Health Association for purchase of school materials and feeding program. The Fairtrade sugar producing...
View ArticleZimbabwe producers resolve to establish a country network
Fairtrade Workers from Zimbabwe participated in a workshop in Simba lodge, Harare on the 10th and 11th November 2014. The workshop provided opportunities for the workers from the different certified...
View ArticleCocoa producers receive training on Fairtrade Sourcing Program
It is one year since the launch of Fairtrade Sourcing Program (FSP) by the Fairtrade system. With big chocolate brands like Ferrero signing up for 20,000MT of Fairtrade cocoa in three years, cocoa...
View ArticleCocoa Network consultative committee meet in Ghana
The Cocoa Network Consultative Committee visited the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) on 26 November 2014. The aim of the visit was to learn about possible value addition projects from cocoa...
View ArticleProducers in Tunisia express interest in Certification
Saber Ben Mbarek, Fairtrade Africa’s Liaison Officer for Tunisia, participated in the 11th edition of the International Fair for Agricultural Investment and Technology “SIAT 2014.” The event was held...
View ArticleFlower farmers to increase their market visibility through innovative online...
Fairtrade Africa has partnered with an online flower platform to increase visibility of Fairtrade flowers through profiling them through online platforms such as FlorAccess ( www.floraccess.com). “This...
View Article‘Made in Rwanda Fairly’
February 10th 2015 saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between C&H Garments, Rwanda Development Board and Fairtrade Africa. C&H is a newly established Rwandan garment manufacturing...
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Fairtrade Africa participates in the International Flower Trade Expo
Fairtrade Africa participated in International Flower trade Expo, the biggest fair of its kind in Africa. The event took place from 3rd – 5th June 2015 at Oshwal Centre in Nairobi Kenya. Hon Margaret...
View ArticleEastern and central Africa
First certified producer in eastern and central Africa Name of organisation: Kagera Cooperative Union Fairtrade since: 1990 Product: Coffee Kagera Cooperative Union (KCU), in the north-west of...
View ArticleWestern Africa
First certified producer in Western Africa Name of organisation: Kuapa Kokoo Farmers’ Union Fairtrade since: 1993 Product: Cocoa One of the best known names within Fairtrade, Kuapa Kokoo means ‘best...
View ArticleMiddle East and North Africa
First certified producer in the Middle East and North Africa Name of organisation: Al Shams Agro Group Fairtrade since: 1999 Products: oranges and orange juice, pomegranate juice, tomato juice and...
View ArticleFairtrade Africa celebrates its decade long achievements
More than 400 Fairtrade producers and partners gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to kick off our series of regional 10 year celebrations in style. The two-day event, held at Strathmore Business School on...
View ArticlePresident of Uganda opens a state of the art Fairtrade coffee factory
On 25th August the President of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Museveni opened Ankole Coffee Cooperative Union’s, state of the art coffee factory and office premises. With 37.6% of its total construction costs...
View ArticleProducers learn the basics of marketing and how to analyse their Businesses
From 1st October to 27th of November 2015, 25 coffee producers from Eastern Africa participated in a training facilitated by Trade for Development Centre (TDC) on capturing and analysing key marketing...
View ArticleTunisian farmers to have collective bargaining agreement
On the 17th of November 2015, the Tunisian general labour union (UGTT) and the Tunisian union for agriculture and fisheries (UTAP) signed a collective agreement framework governing labour relations in...
View ArticleShoppers to e-meet their producers
In efforts to increase the buy-in of consumers on the transparency of the Fairtrade system, the Co-operative Food, one of the largest food stores in the UK, has launched an innovative online platform...
View ArticleNew Head of Region rekindles hope in MENA region
After many months devoid of decentralised leadership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a Head of Region (HOR) is now in place. In a Board meeting held by the network in June 2015 in...
View ArticleFLOCERT and UTZ Certified Announce New Collaboration Agreement
On 30th September 2015, FLOCERT and UTZ announced new collaboration in their certification process. FLOCERT and UTZ certified producers will start having auditors check the standard requirements in one...
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