The Fairtrade Mark was launched in 1994 with three certified products
- Green & Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate, with cocoa from Belize
- Cafedirect coffee
- Clipper tea
Now over 6,000 Fairtrade products are on sale in UK. More than 1.9 million farmers and workers are involved in Fairtrade worldwide with 17% farmers and 41% workers women. 71 countries have Fairtrade co-operatives
Events
9th March: Fairtrade Devon – A Celebration of Women for International Women’s Day 2024 with a presentation (ppt) and video (link)
19th March: The story of Fairtrade Footballs – recording (link) of quiz and presentation
14th September: Fairtrade 30th Anniversary Conference in Exeter
Guest speaker
Patrick Kaberia Muthaura (Kenyan Fairtrade Tea Producer): Fairtrade, Tea and the Climate Crisis.
Workshops
Patrick Keria Muthaura: Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations in Tea Farming
Georgie Cella (Fairtrade Foundation): My work as the Fairtrade Foundation Partnership Manager for Ben & Jerry’s, Maltesers, Green & Blacks’.
Glenn Hutchinson (Each Day Shared Ltd) & Mary Ellis (Exeter Fairtrade Group): Fairtrade beyond the Fairtrade Foundation
Cathi Pawson (Zaytoun): Fairtrade Under Fire. Challenges for Fairtrade olive farmers in Palestine
Pauline Tiffin: Rwenzori Fairtrade Coffee Farmers putting their farms on a Regenerative Track
Patrick’s trip to the UK was organised and funded by the ‘FTFWiltshire2024’ project hosting Patrick across towns in Wiltshire, Devon and Suffolk. (Full programme information for his visit is at Calne Community Fairtrade Group)
Also ‘How to make …’ videos on YouTube
Fairtrade Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fairtrade Valentine’s Day Cake
