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A success story

More than 1.2 million producers and workers in 58 developing countries now benefit from global Fairtrade sales.
Over the last 20 years, sales of Fairtrade-certified products have increased phenomenally. Marginalised farming communities throughout the developing world now benefit from fairer terms of trade.

Through growing consumer support, Fairtrade has now achieved significant market share in many product categories in the 70 countries where Fairtrade products are sold. In s...

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