We are continually adding information about producers associated with fair trade, the positive impacts and benefits of fair trade for these producers, and the problems fair trade is seeking to address.
Go here to learn more about the certified coffee producers whose product is being sold in the Australia and New Zealand market.
Go here to read more about problems effecting the global cocoa industry and how Fairtrade chocolate is working to improve the lives of farmers and their dependents.
Go here to read articles about the challenges of the global coffee trade and how Fairtrade is impacting on the lives of coffee growers and their communities.
See information about cotton and garments here.
Go here for product specific information.
Read an interesting article from The Guardian UK about the impact of Fairtrade bananas in the West Indies.
Also check out the FTAANZ Fair Trade Producer-Trader Linkages project!
Fairtrade certified coffee in Australia and New Zealand is sourced from various certified producer groups around the world.
To learn more about these producer groups, click on the name of the group below:
Read this insightful report from the Fairtrade Foundation UK on the global coffee trade and Fairtrade's role in it.
The cocoa industry, supplying the world's hunger for chocolate, is fraught with child labour problems and low commodity prices that leave a bad taste in the mouth of consumers and exacerbate poverty in developing countries.
Fairtrade chocolate, made from Fairtrade certified cocoa, offers a solution for small farmers and their dependents to break the cycle of poverty.
Learn more about the problems associated with chocolate and cocoa industry:
Here are links to some stories and articles about farmers experiencing the failure of the traditional coffee trading system.