Fairtrade Foundation

  • Leaf rust: Coffee calamity

    LAST COFFEE season saw a massive outbreak of a devastating fungus that seemed to take everyone by surprise says Xavier Hamon, Climate and Environment Officer, Twin.                   The coffee leaf rust epidemic stretched…

  • New report finds recognising and investing in women farmers is good for business and development

    MANY BUSINESSES are unaware of the crucial role women play in supplying the ingredients they depend on for their products, as this contribution is often unrecognised, unpaid and invisible, says a new report Empowering Women Farmers in Agricultural Value Chains…

  • Footprint Annual Review: Cheap milk, pricey gas and unethical coffee

    THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”.   January/February   With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins,…

  • Better supply chains for smallholders

    THE FAIRTRADE Foundation is calling on businesses and government agencies at Rio+20 to partner with them to take forward a programme to ensure smallholder farmer organisations can better benefit from global value chains.   Much of the discussion at Rio+20…

  • Trouble brewing for coffee market

    THE GLOBAL coffee market faces serious challenges to supply in the next decade, including the “very real” risk of shortages.   Global consumption of coffee has doubled over the last 40 years to eight million tonnes and consumers now drink…

  • Fairtrade products up 12%

    FAIRTRADE PRODUCTS achieved double digit growth in 2011, according to the latest figures from the Fairtrade Foundation.   Estimated retail sales of Fairtrade products in 2011 reached £1.32bn, a 12% increase on sales of £1.17bn in 2010. Bananas, coffee, tea…