11/13/2020
In the fair trade world, farmers form the backbone of the supply chain and are essential partners for the businesses with whom they work. However…
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9/24/2020
Equal Exchange is proud to partner with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC). For 37 years, the organization has been committed to Palestinian farmers, cooperatives…
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9/16/2020
Mexico is the world’s top exporter of avocados (Produce Blue Book, 2019). Geographic proximity to the U.S., climate and environmental conditions, and ease…
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9/1/2020
When you own the land you farm, you decide what to plant, when to harvest, and which maintenance methods to use. More importantly, you’re…
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6/12/2020
In this update from Eunice Jijon Jarquin and Alyssa Melendez, learn about Equal Exchange’s fair trade avocado partnership with La Grama in Peru…
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5/11/2020
As people across the world adjust to staying home, the physical distance we are experiencing is a true test to the social networks that we…
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4/10/2020
Small-scale farmers struggled to maintain an economic foothold before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, their work has become even more of an uphill battle. A…
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3/6/2020
Manduvira Cooperative in Paraguay is world-renowned for being the first sugar mill owned and run by an agricultural cooperative. One of the co-op…
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2/28/2020
This is Part One of a three-part blog series from the Equal Exchange Banana Team exploring the threat of TR4 banana production in Latin…
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2/25/2020
Buyers, importers, roasters and consumers of specialty coffee are having a big and important conversation right now about coffee prices. Regardless of our role in…
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1/24/2020
Many of us who eat meat buy it at the grocery store. We don’t know exactly where it comes from or how the…
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11/5/2019
What if spice farmers had a way to sell their freshest and most unusual varieties for what they’re really worth? What if chefs and…
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10/8/2019
African American farmers have surmounted all kinds of obstacles in order to keep their family land and make farming profitable. We talked to Shirley Sherrod…
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10/7/2019
“Bean to Bar” is a concept you may have seen on your favorite chocolate wrapper. But if you live in North America, like I do…
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5/21/2019
If you’re a U.S. consumer, 8 out of 10 times your avocado will come from Michoacán, Mexico. There are various reasons for…
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