Fairtrade Africa is the independent non-profit umbrella organisation representing all Fairtrade certified producers in Africa.
Established in 2005, Fairtrade Africa is a member of Fairtrade International (FLO) which unites three producer networks (Fairtrade Africa; CLAC – Latin America and the Caribbean; and NAP – Asia) and 21 labelling initiatives across Europe, Japan, North America, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
Fairtrade Africa is owned by its members, who are African producer organisations 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.
As a membership-based organisation, we work through primary structures such as product groups, country partnerships and regional networks which enable our members to have a strong voice in the governance and management of the organisation. Our pride is our members and their strong voice in the governance and management of the organisation.
Fairtrade Africa operates three regional networks: Eastern Africa Network (FTA-EAN) based in Nairobi, Kenya; West Africa Network (FTA-WAN) based in Accra, Ghana and Southern Africa Network (FTA-SAN) based in Cape Town, South Africa. A new network in North Africa is soon to be established by Fairtrade certified producers.