Glossary

If you feel that the world of Fair Trade has its very own language – don’t fret! We’ll keep you in the know!

With this glossary we’ll guide you through the common technical terms used by FLOCERT, Fairtrade International and the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).

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Fair Trade producer/Fairtrade producer

A Fair Trade producer is a producer organisation complying with WFTO Fair Trade standards, or a producer/producer organisation that is a member of WFTO.

A Fairtrade producer describes a producer set-up located in a producing country as classified by Fairtrade International that has obtained product certification as per the relevant Fairtrade Standards.