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 11

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

March 4

• 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

• 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 »

• 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 »

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 7

• Africa: New Network Entangles Cotton Producers

  The fourth Fairtrade Network is a fact! Fairtrade cotton producers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal met in Dakar to set up a network which will represent the voice of... Read more »

• 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 »

December 20, 2012

• Africa: Call to Action At UN Climate Change Conference [press release]

  'In 2011, after attending COP 17 as part of a Fairtrade delegation, we were all hopeful that climate adaption finance mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund would provide us... Read more »

• Africa: Coffee Farmers Trained in Financial Management [press release]

  Over 25 Fairtrade producers representing coffee cooperatives all over Africa arrived early in Ethiopia to follow a two-day training workshop. The workshop was set up in... Read more »

December 19, 2012

• Africa: Green Light for Fairtrade in Kenya! [press release]

  Fairtrade Marketing Organization Eastern Africa (FMOEA) has been officially mandated by Fairtrade International to become a fully-fledged marketing organisation for Fairtrade... Read more »

• Africa: Injecting Integrity in the Value Chain [press release]

  African farmers currently receive only a small fraction of the ultimate value of their output. How can their position in the value chain be strengthened so they can grow their... Read more »

• South Africa: The Art of Making Tea [press release]

  Home to tea for almost 5,000 years, China is the cradle of the brew. Fairtrade farmer Barend Solomo was submerged in the Chinese tea culture during a two-month course at a famous... Read more »

November 27, 2012

• Burkina Faso: Cracking Some Hard Nuts in Burkina Faso [press release]

  Eight West African cashew producer organisations met in Burkina Faso to discuss their challenges and experiences within the Fairtrade market. Read more »

November 24, 2012

• Madagascar: Vanilla to Taste Even Sweeter [press release]

  Vanilla producers in Madagascar are taking steps to create a Fairtrade network on the island. Farmers from all ten Fairtrade organisations met for the second time setting out a... Read more »

November 21, 2012

• Africa: How Do You Measure Fairtrade's Impact in Africa? [press release]

  Does Fairtrade make a real impact on the lives of farmers and workers in Africa? It seems a straightforward question but the answer is not that simple. What are the criteria for... Read more »

September 24, 2012

• Africa: U.S.$6.6 Billion Spent on Fairtrade Products in 2011 [press release]

  Around the globe, retail sales of Fairtrade certified products increased by a total of 12% in 2011. Figures released by Fairtrade International revealed that shoppers across the... Read more »

September 21, 2012

• Africa: African Producers Set to Increase their Bargaining Power [press release]

  African producers are gathering in Ethiopia to strengthen their position in the value chain. With the renewed attention to agriculture as a major driver of development, this is the... Read more »

September 20, 2012

• Africa: Go Team Africa! Fairtrade in Africa Unites Its Forces [press release]

  Producers in Africa are getting sometimes confused with Fairtrade. They have a point. To ensure farmers and workers yield the highest benefits, Fairtrade has set up different... Read more »