Partner stories

Fairtrade Chocolate Without Child Labour? Here’s What You Should Know
/Chocolate is a treat, or at least, it should be. But behind most conventional chocolate lies a bitter truth. In West Africa, where most of the world’s cocoa is grown, child labour remains widespread. Choosing fairtrade chocolate means supporting farmers’ incomes and helping prevent child labour where cocoa is grown. …
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Update on PARC–Al-Reef, Palestinian Partner for Olive Oil, Maftoul Couscous and Dates
/The genocide in Palestine continues despite the so-called ceasefire with serious consequences for PARC–Al-Reef, one of Oxfam’s fair trade partners. That’s why we continue to support them through emergency aid and product sales. In Palestine, the vast majority of people depend on agriculture. While Israel still benefits from a trade agreement with the …
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Chilean wine market in troubled waters
/Over the years, Chile has become a renowned wine country. Its mild climate and fertile soil provide unique growing opportunities for exceptional grape varieties such as Carmenère. Currently the Chilean wine market encounters environmental and economic challenges. Fair trade principles offer an answer. The direct link with the people on …
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Over to our man in the field: Tayoro sinks his teeth in
/In 2019, we launched the collaboration with Ivory Coast cocoa cooperative CPR Canaan. The product from this collaboration is the Bite to Fight chocolate range. We pay an extra premium directly to the farmers for the cocoa in these bars. Julien Tayoro (30) is our very own field agent: he …
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Argentinian fair trade wine brings the whole region to fruition
/Oxfam Fair Trade wine is quality wine. And not only in terms of flavour; you can also count on the fact that when you choose fair trade, you really are supporting the winegrowers. Travel with us to Argentina, where our partner La Riojana breathes new life into an entire region. …
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New: chardonnay with old-world charm from Chile
/The producers at Red del Vino developed the Campesino Chardonnay Gran Reserva exclusively for Oxfam. A full-bodied, wood-aged chardonnay full of old-world Burgundian charm – except it’s from a small-scale vineyard in Chile.
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