The move could help the country's coffee growers to earn some $88 million more per year.

Fair Trade Coffee from Ethiopia. Fair Deal. Coffee prices collapsed to 45 cents a pound (lb). While the Ethiopian farmers struggled to make a living, ...

Editorial - Fair Trade guarantees a minimum of $1.26/pound (a living wage) and access to credit at fair prices to poor farmers organized in cooperatives. These fair payments are invested in food ...

Coffee exporters participating in the 7th International Trade Fair have expressed optimism that the event will expand market opportunities, accelerate technological transformation, and boost income ...

About half of Ethiopia’s coffee is transported to market by pack animals. Pesticides and fertilisers are rare – good news for organic certification but bad news when crop yields are low.

Global trade in Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee has seen remarkable growth in nearly two decades, but in Ethiopia the benefits for small ...

Global trade in Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee has seen remarkable growth in nearly two decades, but in Ethiopia the benefits for small ...

The Fair Trade certification movement asks consumers of coffee, tea, sugar and chocolate to pay a little more for the product to help the people who grow and pick the coffee to a better life.

The Fair Trade certification came into the picture to try to help address these issues that affect more than just the coffee industry. Robinson says: “Fair Trade was put in place to ensure that ...