fairtrade monitoring and impact, 2014, 6th edition

MONITORING THE

SCOPE AND BENEFITS

OF FAIRTRADE Sixth Edition

General Overview

© James Robinson

© James Rodriguez

Around the world

there are more

than 1.5 million

farmers &

workers in

fairtrade across

1,210 organizations.

© Fairtrade International & Sean Hawkey

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©Riccardo Gangale

62% of all

Fairtrade farmers

and workers are in

Africa the Middle

East. Kenya alone

represents 19%.

Luke Metto, 61, is a member of the Sireet OEP, a small producer organization, in Kenya. Luke is a lead trainer for farming practices in his organization. He is also training other farmers to begin adapting to the effects of climate change.

© Simon Rawles

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©Riccardo Gangale

Impact Insight:

Women who are

members of

producer

organizations have

better business

opportunities.

The Fairtrade Foundation in the UK conducted research with women in Fairtrade supply chains to understand barriers to participation. 

Find the full report at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/what-is-fairtrade/policy-briefings-and-reports

© Nathalie Bertrams

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Women make up

46% of all

workers on

Fairtrade certified

plantations.

10

©Vipul Kulkarni

© Nathalie Bertrams

40% of Fairtrade

producer groups

sold more than

50% of their

production on

fairtrade terms in

2012-2013

© Marvin del Cid & James Rodriguez

© Didier Gentilhomme©

€95.2 Million in

Fairtrade Premium

was distributed in

2012-2013. The

Premium is

additional money

above the purchase

price paid at origin.

© Candice Chaplin

Fairtrade producers use the Fairtrade Premium to improve social, economic & environmental conditions in their communities.

The farmers of Fairhills Wine Estate in South Africa chose to invest part of their Fairtrade Premium in a mobile healthcare unit.

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12% of all Fairtrade

premium went to

producers in low

income countries. In

total 763,400

Fairtrade farmers

and workers are in

low-income

countries ©Matt Crossick & Olivier Weidemann

© Andrea Rasberg

On plantations,

workers spent

24% of their

Fairtrade premium

on education.Maheve Secondary School has benefited from Fairtrade Premium funds earned by the Kibena Tea Estate in Tanzania. Funds were used to build four classrooms, two labs, two staff quarters and two hostels for 1,200 students. Staff housing helps attract and keep good teachers on board.

©Simon Rawles

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Workers at The Tanica coffee factory, in Bukoba, Tanzania. The factory is part owned by the Kagera Co-Op Union, purchased using Fairtrade premium money.

© Matt Crossick

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All information contained in this presentation and summaries of impact research can be found in our report ‘Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade, Sixth Edition 2014’ at:www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html

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