Monitoring the scope and benefits of fairtrade

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3.1 How many farmer and workers participated in Fairtrade in 2010?
The monitoring data indicate that approximately 938 000 farmers were members
of Fairtrade small producer or contract production organizations during 2010, and
163 000 people worked in Fairtrade certified hired labour organizations, making a total
of just over 1.1 million people.
This figure is based on data from 869 of the 906 producer organizations that
were certified at the end of 2010, or 96 percent of all organizations. Since about four
percent of all producer organizations were missing from the data set (37 producer
organizations), including a few relatively large organizations, we estimate that the
actual total number of farmers and workers participating in Fairtrade at the end of
2010 was between 1.1 and 1.2 million, probably around 1.15 million, and that this
figure will increase to 1.2 million during 2011.
3.2 Where are the farmers and workers who participate in Fairtrade?
Table 3.1 shows that in 2010, 58 percent of all farmers and workers within the Fairtrade
system lived in Africa. Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 25 percent of all
famers and workers within the Fairtrade system, and Asia and Oceania for 17 percent.
Of the 63 countries where Fairtrade International is present, Tanzania had the most
farmer members of Fairtrade organizations, while India was the largest country in
terms of workers in Fairtrade hired labour organizations.
TABLE 3.1
Distribution of Fairtrade farmers and workers 2010
Latin America
and the Caribbean
Northern Africa
Caribbean
Central America
Farmers 262,200
% of all farmers 28%
Workers 9,800
% of all workers 6%
Total 272,000
% 25%
Central Asia
Western Africa
Middle Africa
Southern Africa
South America
Africa
Farmers 568,200
% of all farmers 61%
Workers 72,800
% of all workers 45%
Total 641,000
% 58%
Western Asia
South-Eastern Asia
Eastern Africa
Asia
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Melanesia
Farmers 108,200
% of all farmers 12%
Workers 80,200
% of all workers 49%
Total 188,200
% 17%