fairtrade in africa
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Fairtrade has a strong presence in Africa with over 641,000 farmers and workers represented by 253 producer organizations. Fairtrade Africa is the producer network representing the interests of African producers to Fairtrade International, the global umbrella organization for Fairtrade.TRANSCRIPT
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MONITORING THE SCOPE AND BENEFITS
OF FAIRTRADE
THIRD EDITION, 2011
Fairtrade in Africa
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Mable Matetsuworking at the Banana PlantationVolta River Estates (VREL) in Ghana.
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The Dougourakoroni Cotton Producers Cooperative in Kita, Mali, has been Fairtrade certified since 2004.
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Tumukugize, worker at MabaleGrowers Tea Factory Ltd in Fort Portal, Uganda
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Women producing shea butter, Akoma Cooperative -Bolgatanga, Ghana
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FAIRTRADE AFRICAThe Fairtrade Producer Networks
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What is Fairtrade Africa?
Fairtrade Africa (formerly AFN) is a member of Fairtrade International and represents producers from all regions of the continent. In 2010, the network organized the first Fairtrade Africa Forum held in Zimbabwe. African producers gathered to share best practices and train on improving business.
Read more at www.fairtradeafrica.net
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Fairtrade Africa has five key activity areas
1. Producer representation within the Fairtrade system especially in areas of governance, policy and standards development
2. Producer capacity improvement for sustainable businesses
3. Promoting market access for producers 4. Developing partnerships inside and
outside of Africa 5. Promoting trade justice in Africa
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How does Fairtrade Africa operate?
Fairtrade Africa operates three regional networks: •Eastern Africa Network based in Nairobi, Kenya •West Africa Network based in Accra, Ghana•Southern Africa Network based in Cape Town, South Africa. •A new network for North Africa & Middle East has been established by Fairtrade certified producers
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All information contained in this presentation and more can be found in the full report, “Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade” (PDF) at www.fairtrade.net.
