Agro-food Fair Trade in the Mediterranean
First name: Benoit
Last name: Berger
Email: b.berger@fairtradelebanon.org
Name of the organization: Fair Trade Lebanon
Type of organization: NGO
Brief description of the organization: Fair Trade Lebanon (FTL) is a Lebanese NGO created in January 2006 that thrives to promote economic practices that are fair, reliable, sustainable and respectful of environment. Committed toward small producers, women’s cooperatives and small-scale family businesses, located in un-favoured areas, FTL fights against rural exodus, poverty and social disintegration due to various crises that have marked both, the country and the region. Through capacity building and awareness raising activities, FTL succeeded in accompanying, to date, more than 14 food-processing cooperatives and farmer groups (650 direct beneficiaries) throughout their production and the improvement of the quality of their products. After identifying potential markets and key products with regional specialties, FTL has then managed to link small producers with international importers (in France, Germany and Canada), and thus, handling the whole export process and guarantying that the range of products complies with the requirements for the European and North-American countries. After more than four years of activities and social commitment, FTL was granted in 2010 a membership within the World Fair Trade Organization (www.wfto.com) and given an international recognition as an active and full member taking part in the fair trade global movement. Moreover, UNDP has awarded to FTL a certificate in recognition of its successful contribution to the “101 Stories to Tell” (www.undp.org.lb/communication/news/NewsDetail.cfm?newsId=142). UNDP also selected one of FTL’s coops for its “Live Lebanon” call for contribution (www.livelebanon.net/market_opportunities_cooperative.aspx).
Telephone: +9615952153 ext.106
Website: http://www.fairtradelebanon.org
Location: Beirut (Lebanon)
Project title: Agro-food Fair Trade in the Mediterranean
Brief description of the project: Strengthening the socio economic role of small farmers and traditional agro-food processors in Lebanon, Syria and other eligible regions to facilitate their access and intregration into the distribution network with high added value : Organic and Fair trade. General objective: Contribute to the local development in remote rural areas of Lebanon, Syria and other eligible regions and fight against the emigration of families of small producers through the leverage of Fair trade and Organic agriculture. Specific objectives : - Identify pathways between Fair trade and organic producers in the southern shores of the Mediterranean countries and consumers in the North Shore - Create links between small producers around the Mediterranean in order for them to analyse the Fair trade market and develop a collective marketing strategy to promote South-South as well as North-South exchanges - Promote a specific articulation between the establishment of "protected natural areas" in the Mediterranean region (North and South) and the development of specific regions eligible for Fair trade channels. Potential results : Fifty production units (agricultural cooperatives, food processing cooperatives, small family businesses) are enhanced by the Fair trade and/or organic certification of several artisanal food chains, in order to access fair trade markets in the Euro-Mediterranean countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece … ) The added value of Fair trade is recognized at the regional level, and products (of the beneficiary production units) gain notoriety locally, regionally and internationally, thereby promotiong local traditional know-how of the targeted regions The strengthening and professionalization of the commercialization process allows a perpetuation of the activity of 50 productions units-connected to a regional network- and a 20% increase of sales of their producs Fairtrade certified The Fair trade exchanges in the Mediterean region increases. The producers from the different countries involved in this project have, together, a better access to the market.
Priority: Priority 1 - Promotion of socio-economic development and enhancement of territories
Topic: Topic 1 - Agro-food
Partners already involved: Fair Trade Lebanon, UNDP offices in Syria in eligible regions), Fairtrade Labelling Organization (National representations in eligible countries and regions)
Partners searched: Organizations around the Mediterranean involved in the development and / or promotion of fair trade (producers, intermediate structures, importers, support organizations, etc.).
Last name: Berger
Email: b.berger@fairtradelebanon.org
Name of the organization: Fair Trade Lebanon
Type of organization: NGO
Brief description of the organization: Fair Trade Lebanon (FTL) is a Lebanese NGO created in January 2006 that thrives to promote economic practices that are fair, reliable, sustainable and respectful of environment. Committed toward small producers, women’s cooperatives and small-scale family businesses, located in un-favoured areas, FTL fights against rural exodus, poverty and social disintegration due to various crises that have marked both, the country and the region. Through capacity building and awareness raising activities, FTL succeeded in accompanying, to date, more than 14 food-processing cooperatives and farmer groups (650 direct beneficiaries) throughout their production and the improvement of the quality of their products. After identifying potential markets and key products with regional specialties, FTL has then managed to link small producers with international importers (in France, Germany and Canada), and thus, handling the whole export process and guarantying that the range of products complies with the requirements for the European and North-American countries. After more than four years of activities and social commitment, FTL was granted in 2010 a membership within the World Fair Trade Organization (www.wfto.com) and given an international recognition as an active and full member taking part in the fair trade global movement. Moreover, UNDP has awarded to FTL a certificate in recognition of its successful contribution to the “101 Stories to Tell” (www.undp.org.lb/communication/news/NewsDetail.cfm?newsId=142). UNDP also selected one of FTL’s coops for its “Live Lebanon” call for contribution (www.livelebanon.net/market_opportunities_cooperative.aspx).
Telephone: +9615952153 ext.106
Website: http://www.fairtradelebanon.org
Location: Beirut (Lebanon)
Project title: Agro-food Fair Trade in the Mediterranean
Brief description of the project: Strengthening the socio economic role of small farmers and traditional agro-food processors in Lebanon, Syria and other eligible regions to facilitate their access and intregration into the distribution network with high added value : Organic and Fair trade. General objective: Contribute to the local development in remote rural areas of Lebanon, Syria and other eligible regions and fight against the emigration of families of small producers through the leverage of Fair trade and Organic agriculture. Specific objectives : - Identify pathways between Fair trade and organic producers in the southern shores of the Mediterranean countries and consumers in the North Shore - Create links between small producers around the Mediterranean in order for them to analyse the Fair trade market and develop a collective marketing strategy to promote South-South as well as North-South exchanges - Promote a specific articulation between the establishment of "protected natural areas" in the Mediterranean region (North and South) and the development of specific regions eligible for Fair trade channels. Potential results : Fifty production units (agricultural cooperatives, food processing cooperatives, small family businesses) are enhanced by the Fair trade and/or organic certification of several artisanal food chains, in order to access fair trade markets in the Euro-Mediterranean countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece … ) The added value of Fair trade is recognized at the regional level, and products (of the beneficiary production units) gain notoriety locally, regionally and internationally, thereby promotiong local traditional know-how of the targeted regions The strengthening and professionalization of the commercialization process allows a perpetuation of the activity of 50 productions units-connected to a regional network- and a 20% increase of sales of their producs Fairtrade certified The Fair trade exchanges in the Mediterean region increases. The producers from the different countries involved in this project have, together, a better access to the market.
Priority: Priority 1 - Promotion of socio-economic development and enhancement of territories
Topic: Topic 1 - Agro-food
Partners already involved: Fair Trade Lebanon, UNDP offices in Syria in eligible regions), Fairtrade Labelling Organization (National representations in eligible countries and regions)
Partners searched: Organizations around the Mediterranean involved in the development and / or promotion of fair trade (producers, intermediate structures, importers, support organizations, etc.).
