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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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 (i.e. the country where the producer organisation is located).