The Fairtrade farmers and workers on the frontline of the climate crisis talk about what it takes to grow so much of the food we all depend on. Hear about their daily challenges and what being part of Fairtrade means for their families and communities…
Meet Micah Tarus
Micah Tarus is a coffee farmer from Kenya. Follow him around his farm as he talks about the challenges he faces as a farmer and shows us some of the effects that climate change is having on his crops.
Meet caroline Rono
Caroline Rono and her husband Nahashon are among 600 members of the Fairtrade certified Kapkiyai co-operative and have been growing coffee for 10 years. In this short film Caroline speaks about life as a Fairtrade farmer and her involvement in the innovative Women In Coffee project.
The film has been adapted from the stunning film series, Farmers Fighting the Global Crisis, which follows the lives of three Fairtrade farmers through 2021. Watch the full series here.
Caroline will join us live from Kenya on 21 February to answer questions following a screening of this short film. Register for the event here.
Deeper reading
Meet Bismark
Bismark Kpabitey is a Fairtrade cocoa farmer and a member of Kuapa Kokoo, based in the Ahafo region of Ghana.
Bismark spoke to us about his life as a farmer and the issues he is facing because of climate change. He also told us about how he relaxes in his down time.
Honduras – a community hit by landslides
In November 2020 Honduras was badly hit by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Across the Santa Bárbara region of Honduras, Fairtrade farmers, who depend on the steep mountain slopes for coffee growing, lost swathes of farmland in landslides as the disastrous hurricanes swept through the region.
Storytelling events
Cost: Free
Meet Bismark and Hugo: Fairtrade farmers taking on the climate crisis
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
We kick off Fairtrade Fortnight with Fairtrade’s CEO Michael Gidney putting your questions to two Fairtrade farmers taking on the climate crisis.
Cost: Free
Film screening and Q&A: Farmers fighting the climate crisis
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
A screening with actor and director Adjoa Andoh, about Kenyan coffee farmer Caroline Rono and her efforts to tackle the effects of climate change.
Cost: Free
Live from the olive groves in Palestine
Host: Zaytoun
Taysir Arbasi, Zaytoun’s advocacy and liaison officer in Palestine, talks to Awad Melhim from the olive groves! Join us for this live event.
Cost: Free
Climate change focus: West Africa
Host: Shared Interest Society
We talk to Upromabio, a mango and hibiscus producer co-operative in Burkina Faso, and discuss the impact of climate change on our West African customers.
Cost: Free
Climate change focus: Central America
Host: Shared Interest Society
Join us as we talk to Joel Lopez, President of Honduras coffee co-operative Cafescor, about the impact of climate change on our Central American customers.
Cost: Free
Chocolate Has A Name
Host: National Campaigner Committee
Join us for an evening of storytelling, music and art with the Africaniwa tribe from the UK, Ghana and around the world.
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