fold faq Why are there not more types of Fairtrade products?
It takes a great deal of time and money to develop Fairtrade Standards to ensure that new Fairtrade Products really will benefit producers. The initial focus of Fairtrade was on agricultural commodities, such as coffee and tea, which have the most widespread impact on the livelihoods of small producers and workers in the developing world. Since then, the scope of Fairtrade is continuously being extended to other agricultural products and some manufactured products such as sports balls.
