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World: Fund to support cooperative development to be launched this December
LONDON, August 4, 2024 – A new International Cooperative Development Fund [ICDF] to support cooperation worldwide is scheduled to be launched in the United Kingdom [UK]in December. Announced at the UK’s Coop…
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More cocoa farmers in West Africa benefit from Fairtrade training
ACCRA, May 23, 2024 – Fairtrade International has released the fourth edition of its West Africa Cocoa Programme [WACP] Monitoring Report that continued to show a significant growth in training in Côte…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Report shows farmers earn more with Living Income Reference Price
BONN, February 10, 2024 – Cocoa farmers who were paid a living income reference price earned on average about 15 percent more compared to government regulated farmgate prices, according to a new report published…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ibanda cooperative lays plan to export coffee
IBANDA, December 18, 2023 – Based in Ibanda district in western Uganda, Nyamirima-Mutegaya Growers Cooperative Society Limited says it is working on a plan that will see it export farmer’s coffee. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Training is the key to a better future for West African cocoa farmers, says new report
ACCRA, September 19, 2023 – Fairtrade cocoa farmers in West Africa are training themselves and their colleagues in record numbers as they seek to overcome significant post-pandemic challenges, according to new data…
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International
Trio of US murals celebrate Fairtrade, farmers and co-operation
MILWAUKEE -October in the United States is Fairtrade Month and Co-operative Month, and the two movements are joining forces to call for a fairer deal for farmers, according to news agencies there.…
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International
Fairtrade partnership deploys satellite monitoring tool to combat deforestation in Africa
ACCRA– A project using satellite tech to monitor deforestation and assess environmental vulnerability was launched by Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, and non-profit organisation Earthworm Foundation. According to regional news agencies, the pilot project, which uses…
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