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Question: Facts and Figures About Fair Trade

Answer: Ever wondered how many farmers and workers are involved with Fairtrade? Or how the Fairtrade Premium is used? Here’s a snapshot from our latest data.

1. More than 1.7 million farmers and workers in fairtrade certified producer organisations.

2. 19% of farmers and 40% of workers in fairtrade are women.

3. 1707 Fairtrade certified producer organisations in 73 countries.

4. $166.2 million in fairtrade premium paid to producers in 2018.

5. On average each fairtrade producer organisation received more than $104,000 in fairtrade premium.

(Source: Fairtrade Foundation, 16 Apr 2021)

Source Link: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-fairtrade/facts-and-figures-about-fairtrade/