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What makes Fairtrade chocolate taste even sweeter?
Despite being one of the UK’s favourite treats, few people know the true story behind the chocolate bar they are about to enjoy.
10 facts about Fairtrade chocolate
10 facts about Fairtrade chocolate. What was the first ever Fairtrade chocolate bar and where does cocoa grow? Read this to find out.
Five reasons to buy Fairtrade flowers this autumn
We could all do with a little cheer as the pandemic continues, so what better way to do it than with some uplifting Fairtrade flowers?
Fairtrade and environmental justice
Fairtrade has always had justice at its heart. We fight the injustices of global trade, where the power balance is too often uneven, leaving many farmers and workers in poverty.
Drink Up to Do Good with Fairtrade Coffee
Despite coffee’s popularity and lucrative value, the average non-Fairtrade coffee farmer lives on as little as £1.37 a day. How can this be?
What is the difference between Fairtrade and organic?
What does it mean when a product is labelled Fairtrade? And does that mean the product is also organic?
Why there’s nothing vanilla about vanilla farming
by Fairtrade Africa. What has this picture got to do with ice cream?. You wouldn’t imagine it would you
Who will farm coffee in the future?
If young people seeking further education desert coffee farms en masse, where will the next generation of coffee farmers come from?
Black Lives Matter and De-colonising Trade
Fairtrade Foundation’s CEO Michael Gidney reflects on the links between slavery, racial injustice and the need for change in global trade
Four Heartbreaks and then coffee
Marriages end all the time, yes, but for me, it wasn’t just a marriage that ended, it was a process, a big happily-ever-after plan that had ended. Like many who had attained university education, I had migrated to the city of lights from a little village called Kamutira in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.