How many Fairtrade products are there in the UK?

How many Fairtrade products are there in the UK?

HOW MANY FAIRTRADE PRODUCTS IN THE UK ARE THERE? Thousands! We have licensed over 4,500 Fairtrade certified products for sale through retail and catering outlets in the UK.

What is Fairtrade in the UK?

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.

When did Fairtrade start in UK?

2019 marks 25 years since Fairtrade certified products first became available to buy in the UK. Here, we look back over the Fairtrade timeline, from when it was established in 1992 right up to the 25th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark, which we celebrate in 2019.

Where does Fairtrade food come from?

The Fairtrade system is made up of: Three regional producer networks that represent farmers and workers in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

What foods are Fairtrade?

There are over 6,000 Fairtrade products from coffee and tea to flowers and gold, so when you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark.

• Bananas.
• Chocolate.
• Coffee.
• Clothes.
• Flowers.
• Gold.
• Cold Drinks and Juice.
• Tea.

What is Fairtrade food?

Fairtrade is a system of certification that aims to ensure a set of standards are met in the production and supply of a product or ingredient. For farmers and workers, Fairtrade means workers’ rights, safer working conditions and fairer pay. For shoppers it means high quality, ethically produced products.

Did you know facts about Fairtrade?

10 Facts about Fairtrade

• There are 1.7 million Fairtrade farmers and workers across 73 countries.
• Fairtrade products range from ice cream, to gold, to flowers, to beauty products.
• 93% of the UK public recognise the Fairtrade logo.
• 1 in 4 cups of coffee in the UK is Fairtrade.

How many farmers are in Fairtrade?

1.9 million farmers
Fairtrade is a global organisation There are over 1.9 million farmers and workers in 1,880 producer organisations across 71 countries in the Fairtrade system.

Does UK support Fairtrade?

It might come as a surprise, but the UK has become one of the largest consumers of fair trade coffee.

What Fairtrade products are available in the UK?

2019 marked 25 years since the first Fairtrade certified products hit the shelves in the UK….25 Products to Celebrate 25 Years of Fairtrade

• Cafédirect London Fields range.
• Green & Black’s cocoa powder.
• Tate & Lyle icing sugar.
• Fairtrade flowers.
• Odylique lipstick.

Who started Fairtrade?

The earliest traces of Fair Trade in Europe date from the late 1950s when Oxfam UK started to sell crafts made by Chinese refugees in Oxfam shops. In 1964 it created the first Fair Trade Organization.

What foods use Fairtrade?

Fairtrade products

• Bananas. A go-to snack for people on the run, bananas are a supermarket staple.
• Cocoa. Chances are you ate some this week – the world loves cocoa, but wouldn’t love the conditions of many of those who grow it.
• Coffee.
• Flowers.
• Sugar.
• Tea.
• Cotton.
• Fruit/Juices.

What is a Fairtrade food?

What are the UK’s most popular Fairtrade products?

In the UK, more than 4,500 food and non-food products carry the FAIRTRADE logo, including teas, cocoa, chocolate bars, sugars and wine. But bananas are the most visible product, followed by coffee and chocolate, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.

What is Fairtrade and why is it good for farmers?

Fairtrade provides a safety net for world’s poorest farmers against volatile market prices and the Fairtrade Premium – often a vital resource to support food security and diversification. Gottingen University found that farmers’ incomes on Fairtrade certified farms in Uganda have risen by 30%.

How much coffee is sold on Fairtrade?

7. Fairtrade coffee farmers cultivate coffee on more than 1 million hectares worldwide producing an estimated 889,500 tonnes of coffee. 226,330 tonnes of this coffee is sold on Fairtrade terms and 57% of this coffee is certified organic. 8. Volatile international prices and the climate crisis are the biggest challenges facing coffee farmers.

What are the standards of Fairtrade?

For farmers and workers the standards include protection of workers’ rights and the environment, for companies they include paying no less than the Fairtrade Minimum Price for a commodity, and payment of the additional Fairtrade Premium to the farming co-operatives, which they can invest in business or community projects of their own choice. 8.