This General Overview lists the facts and figures about Fairtrade's more than 1.4 million farmers and workers around the world. The full report will be coming out in June 2014 and can be found at www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html

1. MONITORING
THE SCOPE
AND BENEFITS
OF FAIRTRADE
Fifth Edition
2013
General Overview
© James A. Rodríguez

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Around the
world there are
more than 1.4
million farmers
and workers in
Fairtrade.
© James A. Rodríguez (above) and Matt Crossick

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Kenya stands
out with 265,800
farmers and
workers in
Fairtrade
certified
producer
organizations.
Lina Chepngeno on her tea
farm in Kenya
©Riccardo Gangale

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11. Women make
up 23% of all
farmers and
workers
involved in
Fairtrade
overall.
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The women of Chetna
Organics in India play an
important role in their
community saving seeds
from one harvest to the
next.

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Farmers in
Africa & the
Middle East
represent 43% of
the total land
area cultivated
with Fairtrade
products.
The average farmer in Latin
America & the Caribbean
cultivates 2.9 ha of
Fairtrade products.
© Didier Gentilhomme

16. Around 45% of
small farmer
organizations
& 20% of hired
labour
organizations
reported selling
more than 50% of
their production as
Fairtrade in 2011–12.
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18. In 2011–12,
Fairtrade
producer
organizations
reported
receiving a total
of €86 million in
Fairtrade
Premium funds.
© Sean Hawkey
Santa Catarina Guarchaj,
runs a community library in
Nahaula, Guatemala. The
library was built with
Fairtrade Premium funds.

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Farmers at
Kasinthula in
Malawi
installed wells
in communities
with Fairtrade
Premium funds.
The farmers of Kasinthula
in Malawi have invested in
water projects for their
community.

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25. Farmers from
the Sunstar
Federation of
Small Farmers
chose to set up a
sewing centre
using Fairtrade
Premium funds
from the sale of
rice.
© Didier Gentilhomme
Monika comes to the
Sunstar sewing centre to
make clothing that she can
sell in the local market.

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All information contained in this presentation and more
can be found in our report ‘Monitoring the Scope and
Benefits of Fairtrade, Fifth Edition 2013’ at:
www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html

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