2012 Premium Usage Impact and Facts

Water well built with

Fairtrade Premium in

Tofassadaga, Mali

© Simon Rawles

© Didier Gentilhomme

The laser levelling machine attached to the back

of a tractor helps flatten the ground, minimizing

the amount of water needed to flood their fields.

As rainfall is becoming more erratic and there are

often water shortages, this is a great way to

conserve precious water supplies. (Agrocel Pure

& Fair Rice Growers, India)

© Sean Hawkey

sum of money paid to farmers on top of the agreed price. It is used for the

improvement of their social, economic and environmental conditions. The

amount of the Fairtrade Premium is set by the FLO Standards Unit and

remains the same, even if the producer is paid above the Minimum Price

for the product. Read about how Fairtrade Standards, Prices and

Premiums are set here www.fairtrade.net/standards.html.

The Fairtrade Premium is just one of the many

benefits farmers receive from participating in

Fairtrade. The Fairtrade Premium is an additional

Decisions on how to use Fairtrade

Premium are made democratically by

producers within the organization or

hired workers in a joint body.

© James Rodriguez

2013 Annual General Meeting

of the Toledo Cacao Growers'

Association, Belize

© Jasper Carlberg

A new cantina/community house is

under construction financed by

Fairtrade Premium money received by

CONACADO in the Dominican

Republic

In 2010–11, Fairtrade

producer organizations

reported receiving a total of

€61.1 million in Fairtrade

Premium income.

© James Rodriguez

Small farmers producing cocoa and

sugar had the greatest increases in Fairtrade

Premium, in line with the increased Fairtrade sales

volumes for both of these products.

Justino a member of the Toledo

Cacao Growers Association in

Belize harvests cocoa pods

from his plot.

© James Rodriguez

A girl standing in front of the

Thiokéthian village school in Senegal

where education is being co-funded

through the Fairtrade Premium.

© Seam Hawkey

© Sean Hawkey

The Fairtrade Premium is intended to be a flexible

support that farmers and workers can use to meet their

specific needs and those of their communities.

Accordingly, Fairtrade farmers and workers use the

Fairtrade Premium in hundreds of different ways.

Main areas of investment include Community, Education,

Environment, Health, Gender Equity Programs and

Investment in Business Development.