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Table 3.5
Women in Fairtrade: Women as a percentage of all Fairtrade farmers and workers by product 2010
Workers in Fairtrade
Hired Labour Organizations
% of workers
and members
who are women*
Tea 81,500 39,300 48%
Flowers and Plants 34,000 15,200 45%
Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 21,600 8,400 39%
Wine Grapes 3,800 1,100 29%
Sports Balls 16,400 4,000 24%
Banana 5,400 600 11%
Members of Small Producer and
Contract Production Organizations
Nuts and Oilseeds 15,200 6,000 39%
Quinoa 2,900 1,000 34%
Tea 136,600 40,500 30%
Rice 4,100 1,100 27%
Coffee 407,200 99,000 24%
Wine Grapes 400 90 23%
Dried Fruit 6,700 1,400 21%
Cocoa 41,500 8,700 21%
Herbs and Spices 9,700 2,000 21%
Banana 8,600 1,600 19%
Cane Sugar 17,600 3,200 18%
Fruit Juices 2,200 360 16%
Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 3,400 500 15%
Honey 3,600 500 14%
Seed Cotton 58,500 7,400 13%
* Based on data for 96% of all certified HLOs and 89% of all certified SPOs, end 2010
Total number of
members or workers*
Number of female
members or workers*