Seventh edition February 2016

Monitoring the scope and

benefits of fairtrade

banana

© Camilo Pérez / Fairtrade International

fairtrade banana average production area of small-scale farmer

Worldwide, the average Fairtrade small-scale farmer devotes 2.3 hectares to banana cultivation

© James Rodriguez

Fairtrade grew in importance within the banana industry in the Dominican Republic.

Here, half of the bananas exported are now Fairtrade certified.

The Dominican Republic has become a key origin for European markets and the UK in particular.

© James Rodriguez

the importance of the banana industry in the dominican republic

Fairtrade banana sales in 2014

The volume of Fairtrade banana sales reported by producers grew by 15% since 2012–13.

Much of this was due to growth in sales of Fairtrade organic bananas which increased as a result of promotion by major supermarket chains in France, Germany and Sweden.

© FAIRTRADE Österreich / Wasserbauer

Fairtrade banana Premium usage in small producer organizations

Banana farmers chose to invest around 54% of their Fairtrade Premium in their organizations.

They spent 36% of the Fairtrade Premium on a range of direct services to farmers, such as tools and equipment.

© James Rodriguez

Fairtrade banana Premium usage in hired labour organizations

Workers on banana plantations invested 34% of their Fairtrade Premium in improving worker housing, which has been a particular priority for workers in Colombia.

Overall, Fairtrade banana workers chose to spend 21% of their Fairtrade Premium on education-related investments.

© James Rodriguez

Legalization of migrant labour

In the Dominican Republic, Fairtrade continues to focus on the legalization of migrant labour.

Much has been achieved within Fairtrade plantations, where 97% of migrant workers have now been officially registered via regularization processes supported by Fairtrade.

© Marvin del Cid / Fairtrade Austria

Want to know more?

All information contained in this

presentation and summaries of impact

research can be found in our report

‘Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of

Fairtrade, Seventh Edition 2015’ at:

www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html