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Why choose Fairtrade CHOCOLATE?

was invested in improving producer organizations’

IN Services for farmers

IN Services for communities

facilities and infrastructure such as warehousing, transport, cocoa drying facilities and tree nurseries

training, capacity building, providing agricultural tools

healthcare, education, infrastructure

CHILD LABOUR AND SLAVERY

price volatility which affects farmers’

livelihoods

Invest in projects for their communitiesBuild stronger, democratically governed producer organizationsINTEGRATE environmentally sustainable practicesImprove farming techniquesinvest in productivity and qualityAddress child labour issues and protect children’s rights

Support for Fairtrade MEANS farmers can:

Industry Challenges

The Fairtrade Minimum Price provides a safety net for farmers which mean they are less vulnerable to price volatility.Additional programs: Fairtrade works in partnership with child rights NGOs, with producer communities to encourage them in establishing community-based monitoring and remediation systems on child labour.

196,890 SMALL FARMERS IN

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COUNTRIES 19

The Fairtrade Premium is an additional sum of money paid on top of the Fairtrade Minimum Price. Visit fairtrade.ca

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