The Kukuom (AGL) Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union was created in 2011. Currently, the Union has 29 primary societies and 2,567 individual members, of which 898 are women. The cooperative aims to support cocoa farmers in Kukuom in using acceptable agricultural, social, environmental, and governance practices that meet Fairtrade standards to increase value for […]
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Dans une vision d’apporter un mieux-être et un impact sur la vie des producteurs, Cadesa s’est créée en 2003. Cette coopérative, située en CIV dans la région du Gbkolé (Adebem, Sassandra), a pour activité principale la production, la collecte et l’exportation des fèves de cacao. Elle a 2000 membres producteurs (dont environ 300 femmes) et […]
The region around the Great Lakes of Central Africa — Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — is better known for its conflict than for its coffee. However, these countries are traditional coffee-producing lands that have emerged as a vital source of high-end coffee in less than ten years. The […]
The region around the Great Lakes of Central Africa — Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — is better known for its conflict than for its coffee. However, these countries are traditional coffee-producing lands that have emerged as a vital source of high-end coffee in less than ten years. The […]
Rwanda has the ideal climate for growing high-quality macadamia nuts. But since smallholder businesses primarily control production with limited technical know-how, the potential is underutilised.Ten Senses Africa (TSA) is dedicated to producing organic products thanks to Fair Trade and ethical best practices. To develop such a sustainable value chain that focusses on Fair Trade nuts […]
La fédération Yakaar Niani Wulli a été créé en 1997 suite à la perte de productivité de l’agriculture sénégalaise (cause climatique, baisse de fertilité des sols liée à la pression démographique, mauvaise gestion des ressources naturelles). Cette fédération rassemble des producteurs engagés dans une vision agroécologique du développement de leurs territoires. Lors de sa création, […]
The Fair Trade Development Centre (FTDC) at the Institute for Community Partnership of Bethlehem University was established in 2006, and is a World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) member. It is a support centre that specialises in helping the marginalised producers of Palestine by joining the fair trade movement and benefitting from the same fair trade […]
Created in 1991, AOPEB is an association of ecological producer organisations in Bolivia. This association supports organic producers in the development of a form of agriculture that respects the environment and the sustainable use of biodiversity, respecting international standards and the wisdom preserved by Andean-Amazonian cultures. Nowadays, AOPEB represents and works with 85 partners at […]
ASOGUABO, or the association of small banana producers of El Guabo, was founded in 1997 by 14 producers in El Guabo, Ecuador. In 1990, the Ecuadorian banana industry was mainly dominated by giant multinationals, while small producers had to sell their bananas through traders that enjoyed offering a meagre price. The first 14 producers of […]
As the world’s 12th biggest coffee-exporting country, Ecuador is one of the few countries to produce both of the two significant beans consumed worldwide: Arabica and Robusta. Despite that fact, many Manabi farmers in the north-west of the country struggle to make a decent living. The already small growing areas in the region have been […]
