July 04

• Kenya: Coffee Cooperative Empowers Women Farmers [press release]

  Kabngetuny Farmers' Cooperative Society is one of the first Fairtrade certified coffee cooperatives that has embraced gender mainstreaming in its operations. The 185 women members... Read more »

• Africa: Fairtrade Services to Producers to Go Higher [press release]

  Fairtrade Africa and Fairtrade International's Producer Services and Relations (PSR) are set to merge and become one team, running their operations through Fairtrade Africa's four... Read more »

June 28

• Africa: Fairtrade Miners and Farmers Share Experiences [press release]

  Two artisanal mining associations from Migori Kenya, who are soon to become the first mining groups to be Fairtrade certified in Africa, visited Kenyan Fairtrade producers to... Read more »

• Africa: Working Together to Improve Finance for Farmers [press release]

  UK-based charity Shared Interest Foundation is working with Fairtrade Africa to help smallholder farmers access the finance they so vitally need. Read more »

• Africa: Adaptea Project Launched [press release]

  ADAPTea, a project that is set to assist Eastern African tea farmers adapt to climate change, was officially launched in June. The project is now up and running in Kenya, Tanzania,... Read more »

• Malawi: Impact Study By Fairtrade Foundation Launched in Malawi [press release]

  In April Malawi producers launched the recently released impact study by Fairtrade Foundation, "Branching Out." The study was the second part of a longitudinal study commissioned... Read more »

• Africa: Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold Label to Phase Out in the Year [press release]

  The dual label on gold, silver and platinum that carried both the Fairtrade and Fairmined gold label is being phased out in the course of this year. Towards the end of April,... Read more »

• São Tomé and Príncipe: Fairtrade Premiums Light Up Communities in Africa [press release]

  São Tomé and Príncipe, an island in the Gulf of Guinea, is one of West Africa's smallest cocoa exporters. The country counts only one Fairtrade certified... Read more »

June 24

• Africa: Another Award for Tighanimine! [press release]

  Tighanimine, the first argan oil producer in the world to become Fairtrade certified, was feted by the Royal family of Bahrain. The women co-operative was awarded 'Best producer... Read more »

June 21

• Malawi: Malawi Network Celebrates Its Milestones [press release]

  A year has elapsed since the setting-up of The Malawi Fairtrade Network (MFTN); the secretariat has great milestones it can celebrate. They have been incorporated as a registered... Read more »

June 17

• Africa: Joint Bodies Share Experiences Through Visits [press release]

  Joint Body representatives from Cilmor Trust Farms identified a better way of building their capacity through participating in exchange visits to two of their neighbouring... Read more »

May 28

• Ghana: Fairtrade Loses an Impassioned Leader [press release]

  Fairtrade Africa's members and staff extend their condolences to Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union as they mourn the loss of their President, Madam Christiana Ohene-Agyare. Madam... Read more »

March 18

• Africa: New Head for Fairtrade Foundation [press release]

  Michael Gidney is Fairtrade Foundation's new Chief Executive Officer. Read more »

• Africa: Hillary Clinton Honors Fairtrade Tea Farm! [press release]

  In the final weeks of her term as US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton presented the 2012 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) to Sorwathe, a Fairtrade tea producer in Rwanda. Read more »

• Africa: Embracing New Technologies [press release]

  Management at Bee Manique Co-operative Credit Society, a sugar producer organisation in Mauritius, understands the importance of keeping up-to-date with technology. After a needs... Read more »

• Africa: Fairtrade's Impact in Facts and Figures [press release]

  Fairtrade producers across the globe received over 80 million USD in Fairtrade premiums in 2010-2011, an increase of 19%. The figure was published in Fairtrade International's... Read more »

March 06

• Congo-Kinshasa: SOPACDI Victim of Conflict in Eastern Congo [press release]

  During the invasion of M23 rebels in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of 2012, members of SOPACDI, a Fairtrade coffee producer in the region,... Read more »

• Africa: Ben & Jerry's Fortifies Farmer Focus [press release]

  Yum! Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the USA will soon be sporting the FAIRTRADE Mark, as it does in the rest of the world. A long-term partner, Ben & Jerry's has reaffirmed its... Read more »

• Africa: Fairtrade Access Fund's First Results [press release]

  The Fairtrade Access Fund provided its first loan to COPROCAEL in Honduras. The new fund, run by Fairtrade International, Incofin Investment Management and Grameen Foundation, is... Read more »

• Ghana: Did You Know About the Certification Fund? [press release]

  Small producer organisations in Ghana and Mauritius were among 131 cooperatives, who altogether received a grant of a quarter of a million USD to finance their certification fees... Read more »

March 04

• Kenya: Fairtrade Funds Peace Play in Kenya [press release]

  Fairtrade flower producer Tambuzi decided to inspire its workers and community towards peaceful elections in Kenya. Read more »

February 21

• East Africa: Fairtrade Awarded Grant to Help Tea Producers Fight Climate Change [press release]

  Fairtrade Africa successfully applied for a 670,000 USD grant from the Nordic Climate Fund. Read more »

• Africa: Traditional Crops to Go Fairtrade [press release]

  International NGOs Christian Aid and Practical Action are partnering with FMOEA (Fairtrade Marketing Organisation Eastern Africa) to open the Fairtrade system to Kenyan farmers who... Read more »

February 11

• Comoros: Farmers On the Comoros Celebrate First Fairtrade Sales [press release]

  The tiny island of Comoros, one of the least developed countries in Africa, counts exactly 60 Fairtrade producers. After two years of Fairtrade certification the vanilla farmers... Read more »

February 07

• East Africa: Board Elections in Eastern Africa [press release]

  Fairtrade producers from Eastern Africa elected new board members to drive the regional network for the next two years. The election took place during the third regional General... Read more »