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22/08/2018 – Africa

Fairtrade strengthens cotton growers

“Fairtrade means that small farmers can actually live off the hard work that they put in,” explains cotton farmer Titambé Diallo from Senegal, describing the Fairtrade approach from her own personal experience.

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Although the volume of Fairtrade cotton sold from India has grown, demand for African Fairtrade cotton has shrunk. Fairtrade wants to change this © Fairtrade/Sean Hawkey

 
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Although the volume of Fairtrade cotton sold from India has grown, demand for African Fairtrade cotton has shrunk. Fairtrade wants to change this © Fairtrade/Sean Hawkey

 
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