Press release: A fair climate deal for Fairtrade farmers

Cape Town, 28 October 2011 – The countdown to Durban has begun as Fairtrade farmers prepare to participate at COP17! Despite the devastating impacts climate change is having on their farms, the voice of Fairtrade farmers has not been heard within the climate change negotiations. A continued failure to do so will have drastic ripple effects across the developing world. In response, Fairtrade Africa has taken the...

Welcome to our blog on climate change

Climate change is real and most of us are feeling its effects, but farmers are at the forefront of this fight. Producers from Africa, Latin America, and Asia experience how the weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Yields are decreasing due to changing weather patterns which lead to droughts, floods, heavy storms, increased pests, irregular harvesting cycles, etc.Unlike the diversified economies of the...