MONITORING THE SCOPE AND BENEFITS OF FAIRTRADE Fifth Edition 2013 Africa & the Middle East

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Farmers & workers in Africa & the Middle East represent 61% of all Fairtrade producers worldwide.

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Margareth Njeri picks tea leaves in her field near Othaya, Kenya. Kenya stands out with 256,800 farmers and workers.

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Total farmers and workers

Percentage of all the Fairtrade farmers and workers in Africa and the Middle East

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Producer organizations in Africa & the Middle East received €19.8 million in Premium funds.

46% of all Fairtrade Premium funds in Africa and the Middle East went to workers on certified plantations producing flowers, wine grapes and tea.

©Margaret Jansen

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Fairtrade field staff support farmers & workers in best practices, business improvement and more.

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Ernest Kouadou Konani, a Fairtrade Liaison Officer gives tips to a cocoa farmer at ECOJAD, a producer organization in Ivory Coast.

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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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