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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Permission to Trade
Intermediate, temporary allowance to start trading under Fairtrade conditions. It by no means represents a valid Fairtrade certificate and it is …
Physical Traceability
In a Fairtrade supply chain, Physical Traceability is the ability to follow a specific product throughout the supply chain and all stages of …
Plantations
An agricultural company that structurally depends on Hired Labour. It is a Single Estate that might comprise single or multiple production sites, but …
Pre-financing
The practice of providing funding in advance of delivery or receipt of a product.
Primary product
An agricultural or non-agricultural product as it is extracted or harvested. Fairtrade Minimum Price and/or Premium are generally set for the primary …
Processed product
A product that originated as a primary product, but that has been modified.
Processing Plants
Plants in the ownership of or subcontracted by an organisation, where the raw and intermediate product is transformed into a product with higher …
Producer Certification (PC)
Within Fairtrade, Producer Certification refers to the certification of producers against the relevant Fairtrade Standards.
Learn here how …
Producer Executive Body (PEB)
A Producer Executive Body (PEB), in the context of Contract Production, comprises elected representatives of the individual contracted producers.
The …
Producer Networks (PN)
A regional network of producers and/or regional associations who work together for their common interest. The focus of those efforts may vary …
Producer that also exports for others
Any Fairtrade producer organisation that takes care of exporting a Fairtrade product for another producer organisation from the country of origin …
Producing country/Country of origin
A country where a product is originally grown or where a handicraft product is originally produced.
In the context of Fair Trade, the term usually …
Product Category
The respective Fairtrade Product Standard classification, such as fresh fruit, banana, coffee, etc.
Product Compensation
The term Product Compensation is used when a buyer purchases a product from a non-certified producer or conveyer under ordinary conditions …
Product Form
The processed form of a product, not limited to forms mentioned in the Fairtrade Standards. The form can vary up to the point of the product becoming …