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21 May '12

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Brazilfairtrade: Fairtrade Liaison Officer José Gomez visited producers in Brazil and shared this story...

fairtrade: Fairtrade Liaison Officer José Gomez visited producers in Brazil and shared this story from the field. Fairtrade International has a network of 50 liaison officers to ...

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Global Newsfairtrade: I am a 58 year old mother of six. The eldest of my...

fairtrade: I am a 58 year old mother of six. The eldest of my children is already 31 years old and the youngest is 23. I live in a village of 200 people close to the cocoa farm. I ...

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Global NewsKerry McCarthy MP gets a Kuapa welcome in Ghana

Kerry McCarthy MP reports from a recent visit to Ghana: In February I was fortunate enough to have the chance to visit Ghana, representing the UK parliament at a Westminster ...

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South AfricaSweet news from Kasinthula

Did you know that all the Fairtrade sugar in Divine comes from Kasinthula Cane Growers Association in Malawi.  Masauko Khembo has travelled over from Kasinthula to celebrate ...

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A mobile health clinic for villagers is possible thanks to the extra premium raised through Fairtrade sales. Picture: Kim Naylor/Divine Chocolate

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GhanaWorking co-operatively brings fairness to Ghana’s cocoa farmers

As a company and brand owned by a co-operative of 45,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana, Divine has had over 13 years first-hand experience of seeing the benefits and challenges of ...

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Global NewsFirestorm Cafe and Books Partners with Equal Exchange

From the Mountain Xpress: Asheville's Cooperatively-owned "Firestorm Cafe and Books announces the launch of a new partnership with fellow worker-cooperative Equal Exchange, the ...

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GhanaA Divine Experience at Kuapa Kokoo

As the Brand Manager for Divine Chocolate USA, I recently had the incredible opportunity to visit the farmers of Kuapa Kokoo for the first time.  Divine USA and Divine UK were ...

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Global NewsEqual Exchange Gathering Relief Funds for Salvadoran Co-operative

by Peter Buck, Interfaith Program Manager Las Colinas co-operative, an Equal Exchange trading partner in El Salvador for 15 years, has  lost about 15% of its coffee crop and all ...

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United StatesWhy Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold

When the Ecological Farmers of the Sierra Madres of Chiapas (CESMACH) found an important buyer to purchase their coffee, they were elated. “It was a dream come true,” Sixto ...

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United StatesWhy Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold

When the Ecological Farmers of the Sierra Madres of Chiapas (CESMACH) found an important buyer to purchase their coffee, they were elated. “It was a dream come true,” Sixto ...

(0)Agriculture, Co-operatives, Global Affairs, Development, Environment, Fairtrade, Social Enterprise, Global News, Society