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CLAC will hold banana and cocoa forums in the Dominican Republic

The Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) will hold the Fairtrade banana and cocoa forums from April 17 to 21 in the Dominican Republic. The forums will bring together producers from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, buyers, importers, non-governmental organizations, international experts, and the most relevant actors …

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La Riojana Cooperative

La Riojana Cooperative. Organization of Small-Scale Growers [Chilecito, Famatina Valley, Argentina]. Cooperativism u. n. Social movement that defines the cooperation of its members in the economic and social range as a means to ensure that its members, integrated in voluntary associations called cooperatives, obtain a greater benefit for the satisfaction of their needs. Premium c. …

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LIFE STORY:José Luis Juárez

FAIRTRADE PROMOTES THE PROGRESS OF SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS IN A GLOBALISED WORLD Chilecito, La Rioja (Argentina). “Since I was a child, I have been in this—in winemaking”, “I wanted to progress”, and he did it. Today, José Luis is the secretary of the Board of La Riojana Cooperative, and even more importantly, he represents the small-scale …

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FAIRTRADE WINE

What do you buy when you buy Fairtrade wine from Latin America? All purchasing choices matter and generate some consequence for the world and for the people who produce them.  Today, more than ever, meeting society’s truly sustainable demands involves environmental, social, and economic awareness and practices. In other words, it increasingly involves choosing fairer …

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Cocoa forum 2023

The Cocoa Forum in Punta Cana – Dominican Republic will bring together national and international experts from the cocoa industry, representatives of the Fairtrade system, buyers, importers, retailers, producers from Africa, and the 105 organizations that are part of the CLAC – CocoaNetwork from 9 countries in the region, which produce more than 76,000 Metric …

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Banana forum 2023

The Third International Forum of Fairtrade Bananas will bring together Fairtrade banana buyers as well as producers from Latin America and the Caribbean, important players in the sector, clusters and non-governmental organizations on April 17th, 18th and 19th, 2023.   The forum has the slogan: “Sharing Responsibilities in Building Decent Livelihoods and Climate Resilience“ Information …

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BANANA AND COCOA FORUMS 2023

The famous and beautiful Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic will host the 2023 BANANA AND CACAO FORUMS, which will bring together producers from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, buyers, importers, non-governmental organizations, international experts and the most relevant actors in the chain value of both products and the Fairtrade industry.  SPEAKERS GENERAL INFORMATION: …

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CLAC makes an outstanding participation in the 15th International Conference of Fair Trade Towns – Quito 2022

Members of the Board of Directors of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) and of Fairtrade International, and representatives of small producer organizations, local committees and national platforms participated in the 15th International Conference of Fair Trade Towns, which was held ofr the first time in Latin America.  …

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Message from the President

At CLAC, we recognize the great efforts and dedication of small producers and workers in every step of a journey that began two decades ago, uniting close to 1,000 organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean with more than 325,000 producers and 27,000 workers. Today, our decision-making bodies and staff have solidified to respond to …

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Young leaders of Central American and Mexico meet in El Salvador

From July 12 to 14, 2022, the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) held in El Salvador, a meeting of Young Leaders of Central America and Mexico, as a closure to the virtual leadership course held in the course of 2020. The meeting began with welcoming remarks from CLAC´s CEO, …

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