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23 May '12

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VietnamHop Tac cooperative: Improving coffee, improving community

Despite a difficult year for coffee growers, the Hop Tac co-operative in Vietnam has been thriving. The co-operative has used training and support from Fairtrade to ...

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Global NewsWFTD 2012 Became the Biggest Ever in N. America!

World Fair Trade Day in N. America reached new highs this year, during celebrations May 6-20! Around 1000 events involved about 100,000 participants. See photos & stories at WFTD. Many advocates celebrated the “Best in Fair Trade” Award winners announced at “Best in Fair Trade” Awards. More on World Fair Trade Day in N. America at WFTD

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Global NewsEqual Exchange Challenges GMCR to Leave Fair Trade USA

PRESS RELEASE An Open Letter to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters From Equal Exchange: “Please Leave Fair Trade USA” WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA―May 20, 2012―In a rare ...

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Fair Trade helps keep kids in school

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Global NewsFair Trade USA and Partners Deliver Record Impact to Farmers in 2011

Fair Trade USA, a non-profit organization and the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, recently released its 2011 Almanac, an annual ...

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Japanfairtrade: We are proud to see our wine on sale here today,...

fairtrade: We are proud to see our wine on sale here today, and soon it will be available in countries like the UK and Japan. Thanks to Fairtrade certification we can reach new ...

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Global NewsThe Week in Review: Fairtrade, Ireland and #LittleClayMen

Co-ops around the world joined together to support World Fairtrade Day on Saturday 12 May, Ireland has had a busy week for co-ops as they held a national conference and in the UK a digital arts festival celebrating co-operation and collaboration started on Wednesday.

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PeruEqual Exchange At the Presidential Palace – Lima, Peru

Yesterday you read how Jessie Myszka represented Equal Exchange on a visit with other co-op leaders to the White House to discuss the role of co-operatives in our economy and how ...

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Betty, a smallholder co-operative farmer from Kenya

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United KingdomCo-operative Group asks Government to champion smallholder farmers

Smallholder farmers are at the forefront of a new campaign led by the Co-operative Group in association with Oxfam.

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EuropeEuropean consumer co-operatives and Fair Trade: an effective poverty fighting alliance

European consumer co-operatives have played a major role in mainstreaming Fair Trade products in the retail market. Together, the co-operative and Fair Trade movements are a ...

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Laying the foundation stone for Manduvira's very own sugar mill

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ParaguayManduvira in Paraguay Realises its Dream

From humble beginnings in 1975, the Manduvira Co-operative in Paraguay has  grown to be the leading producer and exporter of organic and Fairtrade certified sugar in the ...

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