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Sorting Coffee Cherries - USAID

Low Coffee Prices – A Dire Call to Action

By Anna Canning

“We cannot live on $0.90 per pound.” That’s the message that the coffee farmers behind SPP Global sent to the […]

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05/08/201905/28/2019 by Anna Canning Posted in Blog, Fair TradeTagged coffee, fair trade coffeeLeave a Comment on Low Coffee Prices – A Dire Call to Action
Women of Fair Trade Alliance Kerala in India

Fairtrade International Updates Smallholder Fair Trade Standards

By Anna Canning

Small-scale farmers are at the heart of the fair trade movement. Now Fairtrade International has updated their fair trade standards […]

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04/18/201905/06/2019 by Anna Canning Posted in Blog, Fair Climate, Fair Trade3 Comments on Fairtrade International Updates Smallholder Fair Trade Standards
Fyffes Plantation Melon Farmer in Honduras

Fyffes Kicked out of Ethical Trading Initiative. Now What?

By Anna Canning

Fyffes, the billion-dollar fruit company, was just kicked out of the Ethical Trading Initiative, marking another victory—sort of. Farmworkers on […]

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04/01/201904/04/2019 by Anna Canning Posted in Blog, Fair Food, Fair Trade, Fair WorkTagged fair trade melons, Fyffes1 Comment on Fyffes Kicked out of Ethical Trading Initiative. Now What?
Sowing Seeds

A Fair World is a Women’s Issue

By Anna Canning

March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day for celebrating the contributions of women to our world, and a […]

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03/06/2019 by Anna Canning Posted in Blog, Fair Climate, Fair Food, Fair Trade, Fair WorkTagged International Womens' Day1 Comment on A Fair World is a Women’s Issue

CRISPR Cocoa: The Wrong Solution to a Very Real Problem

By Anna Canning

CRISPR cocoa: it sounds like it might be a new chocolate bar with tasty, crunchy bits, but it’s not. CRISPR […]

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Small-scale Farmers in Mexico Protest Nestle Coffee

Small-scale Farmers Stand Up to Nestle Coffee Processing Plant

By Anna Canning

Small-scale coffee farmers took to the streets to stand up for their livelihoods this month as a dispute escalates with […]

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01/31/201901/31/2019 by Anna Canning Posted in Blog, Fair Climate, Fair FoodTagged fair trade coffee, nestle14 Comments on Small-scale Farmers Stand Up to Nestle Coffee Processing Plant
Melon Farmers in Honduras

Fair Trade USA Decertifies Fyffes – A Victory Against Fairwashing and A Call for Strong Standards

By Dana Geffner

On December 14th, Fair Trade USA announced the decertification of Fyffes’ Honduran melon operation, Suragroh. Fair World Project and the International […]

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12/19/201812/19/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fair Work1 Comment on Fair Trade USA Decertifies Fyffes – A Victory Against Fairwashing and A Call for Strong Standards
Fairtrade Deutschland - photo of ECOKIM Union Members in Côte d’Ivoire

Fair Trade Cocoa Price to Increase –A Step in the Right Direction

By Anna Canning

Fairtrade International recently announced that they are increasing the fair trade minimum price for cocoa. That’s a step in the […]

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Fair Trade Farmers impacted by Climate Change in Kerala India

No Climate Justice without Trade Justice

By Anna Canning

There can be no climate justice without trade justice.  That’s the message sent by the International Fair Trade Movement to […]

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