What Fairtrade products come from Kenya?
All producers are certified against international Fairtrade standards producing traditional export commodities such as coffee, cocoa, tea, cotton, cut flowers, bananas, pineapples, mango and non-traditional commodities including shea butter, rooibos tea, vegetables and fresh and dry fruits.
What Fairtrade goods are produced in Africa?
The FLO products Africa is known for are tea, cocoa, flowers and wine. In Africa there are smallholder cooperatives and plantations which produce Fair Trade certified tea. Cocoa-producing countries in West Africa often form cooperatives that produce fair trade cocoa such as Kuapa Kokoo in Ghana.
What are 10 Fairtrade products?
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.
Where are Fairtrade products from?
Fairtrade International is based in Bonn, Germany, and is composed of two separate organisations: 1. Fairtrade International eV. is a non-profit multi-stakeholder association.
What are the benefits of fair trade in Kenya?
Purchasing Fair Trade products from Kenya helps the artisans we work with to continue to live in their villages and not have to travel to the cities in search of employment. Many Fair Trade groups employ women despite the fact that in Kenya the norm is for men to provide for the family and women to take care of domestic chores.
What are the rules for a Fairtrade product?
For products mixing multiple ingredients, Fairtrade has special rules. The finished product is still fair and delicious. Fairtrade is much more than merely an environmental certification, it is the only and best ethical and social certification that really ensures social and environmental, ethical and economic impact, and therefore human impact.
What kind of products are made in Kenya?
We also carry hand carved wood products like serving spoons, spreaders and wood hearts from Kenya made from beautiful olive wood. Olive trees take a long time to grow, and the process of pruning helps them grow healthier.
Which is the best certification for Fairtrade coffee?
The finished product is still fair and delicious. Fairtrade is much more than merely an environmental certification, it is the only and best ethical and social certification that really ensures social and environmental, ethical and economic impact, and therefore human impact. Enrique Calderon, coffee farmer, COOPEAGRI cooperative, Costa Rica
