A collection of maps displaying data from "Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade," a report that details the benefits and impact of Fairtrade. For more studies, visit http://www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html.

1. © James. A. Rodriguez

2. © Sean Hawkey
is an ethical certification system and
movement with a people-first approach to
trade.
To connect disadvantaged producers and
consumers, promote fairer trading conditions
and empower producers to combat poverty,
strengthen their position and take more
control over their lives.
.
A world in which all
producers can enjoy
secure, sustainable
livelihoods, fulfill their
potential and decide on
their future

3. World trade rules and power structures are unfair. The odds
are stacked high against small-scale farmers and workers in
the developing world.
They face the challenges of rising food and fuel costs, an
increasingly unpredictable climate and volatile prices for their
goods. Fairtrade offers farmers and workers in developing
countries a better deal, and the opportunity to improve their
lives and invest in their future.
© Sean Hawkey

6. 1. Long-Term Partnerships
2. Transparency
3. Fairtrade Minimum Price
4. Fairtrade Premium
© Jasper Leonard

7. Fairtrade Standards encourage long-term business relationships
between producers and their business partners to build more
stability from year to year.
Producers also are involved in decisions in the Fairtrade system.
They play a key role in the Board, Standards Committee, General
Assembly and in consultation processes for Standards and Pricing.
Fairtrade and its members also manage partnerships with important
NGOs to bring additional services to producer organizations.
© Jasper Leonard

8. Small farmer groups must have a
democratic structure and
transparent administration to be
certified. Workers must have
representatives on a committee
that decides on the use of the
Fairtrade Premium.
Fairtrade International supports
producer groups to develop
capacity in these areas.
© Jasper Leonard

10. The Fairtrade Minimum Price acts as a safety net for farmers at
times when world markets fall below a sustainable level.
When the market price is higher than the Fairtrade Minimum Price,
producers receive the market price or the price agreed at contract
signing.
The Fairtrade Premium is an additional sum of money paid on top of
the product price. The Premium goes into a communal fund for
farmers and workers to improve social, economic and environmental
conditions.
© Sean Hawkey

12. The Belize Sugar Cane
Association uses the Fairtrade
Premium to support numerous
schools in Belize.
© James A. Rodriguez

13. Cooperative COINACAPA in
Bolivia purchased trucks with the
Fairtrade Premium
© Carla Veldhuyzen

15. © James A. Rodriguez
Doroteo is a former sugar
cane farmer. The Belize
Sugar Cane Farmer
Association used the
Fairtrade Premium money
to pay for half of the costs
of his prosthetic limbs.
(San Narciso, Corozal,
Belize)

16. © Sean Hawkey

17. more stable prices and
develop long-term
trading relationships that
allow them to develop
their businesses and
plan for the future.
© James A. Rodriguez

18. can choose from an ever growing range in line with their
values. By buying into Fairtrade, consumers support
producers who are working to improve their lives.
© Jasper Leonard

19. Fairtrade rewards and encourages
environmentally sustainable practices,
including organic certification and more.
© James A. Rodriguez