Twin report on fairtrade and climate change adaptation

  Available online: https://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/16518IIED.pdf

This paper explores the links between farmer organisations, Fairtrade and adaptation to climate change, and the extent to which such institutions and market arrangements can enhance the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers. It looks in detail at two Fairtrade producer organisations in Uganda and Malawi and asserts that joining a producer organisation and Fairtrade certification can strengthen the capacity of smallholders to adapt to climate change on several fronts. It also introduces some key enabling factors such as higher income, access to newer technologies, better farmer training, and an environment which facilitates farmer innovation.

Language(s): English

ISBN (or other code): 978-1-84369-891-3

Tags: Capacity development ; Climate change ; Agroclimatology ; Malawi ; Uganda Add tag