Network of Asia and Pacific Producers -NAPP

15/10/2026

📰 Building a Shared Future in the Gayo Highlands: The Fairtrade Premium story from the Koperasi Produsen Bumi Arabika Gayo (FLO ID: 47916)

At 1,200 metres in the Gayo highlands of Aceh, Indonesia, a young Arabica coffee cooperative is taking its first steps with Fairtrade, and the choices they are already making speak volumes about how they intend to grow.

The Koperasi Produsen Bumi Arabika Gayo, known to its members as BAG, was founded in 2022 by 217 smallholder farmers in four hamlets of Daling village with one quiet ambition: to grow high-quality coffee while building a fairer, more resilient life for their families. In 2025, after three years of preparation, the cooperative achieved Fairtrade certification.

What happened next was small in money but big in meaning.

The first Premium investments were reinvested straight back into the farms and into shared assets. Pruning shears, saws and pest traps were placed in the hands of members. Field training on pest monitoring and climate-sensitive coffee management was rolled out across all four hamlets. And in a decision taken together at the general meeting, two cows were distributed to the membership to mark the cooperative's first Premium milestone, a symbol of unity that leaves no member excluded.

It matters because BAG began its Fairtrade journey just as the climate is rewriting the rules of coffee farming in the Gayo highlands. The Coffee Berry Borer, a pest never previously seen at this altitude, has arrived on member farms above 1,200 metres. The cooperative is responding with training, monitoring tools and a deeper commitment to climate-resilient farming, while continuing to supply fully organic, cup-score 82 Arabica to specialty buyers in Canada and the United States.

For funders, partners and roasters, this is the kind of cooperative where early support travels far. 217 members. 204 hectares of certified organic coffee. Four hamlets within one village building a shared future.

The next chapters will be about widening women's leadership, deepening climate resilience and reaching new specialty markets.

Walk with Bumi Arabika Gayo as it writes its first Fairtrade chapters. Source their coffee. Support their growth. Build a partnership that lasts.

Read the complete story here: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/Fairtrade_NAPP/impact/impact-stories-/building-a-shared-future-in-the-gayo-highlands.html

13/10/2026

📰 Fairtrade NAPP Conducts Third HREDD Workshop for Tea Estates in India on Risk Validation and Environmental Risks

Before an estate acts on a risk, it needs to know the risk is real.

That principle shaped the third HREDD workshop for Fairtrade certified tea estates in India. On 7 July 2026, 25 managers and representatives from estates including Parry Agro Industries Ltd, The United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company Limited , Chamong Tee Exports Pvt. Ltd. , Makaibari Tea Estate (Makaibari Tea Estate 1859 ) and Warwick Estate met online to put their human rights and environmental risk findings to the test.

The method is simple and independent. A group of 10 to 20 workers and officials, women and men, who were not part of the original assessment, reviews each rights area and votes green, yellow or red. When the top risks match the original findings, the estate has a verified basis for action and a record that buyers and auditors can trust.

The conversation then moved into the tea garden itself: water, soil on steep slopes, shifting rainfall, pest pressure and agrochemical use. Tools such as the Fairtrade Risk Map turned a long list of concerns into clear priorities.

"Workshop 3 provided practical insights that strengthened my understanding of risk assessment and environmental due diligence. I am confident now," said Amarnath GP of Parry Agro Industries (Mango Range Group).

With European due diligence laws shaping what buyers expect, verified evidence is becoming part of how Indian tea reaches international markets. Next, the estates move to drafting their own HREDD policies, with Fairtrade NAPP working alongside them under a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ( (GIZ) GmbH -and Fairtrade Deutschland supported project.

🔗 Read the complete news here: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/get-involved/news/fairtrade-napp-conducts-third-hredd-workshop-for-tea-estates-in-.html

13/10/2026

📰 Eight Fairtrade Farmers' Organizations in the Philippines Map Climate Hazards and Set Their Own Preparedness Priorities

Ask a coconut farmer in Albay about drought and you will get dates, losses and what the family did next.

That knowledge was the starting point for a series of Climate and Calamity Workshops held in the Philippines from 12 to 19 August 2026.

Eight Fairtrade certified small producer organizations took part with Fairtrade NAPP, in Albay, the Davao region and Negros Occidental. Of the 76 people in the room, at least 50 were women. Sessions ran in Bikol, Cebuano and Hiligaynon, so members could speak in their own language.

Each organization now holds a written record of the hazards it has faced: drought, typhoons, floods, an earthquake, volcanic eruptions and a sugarcane pest.

Each one checked whether early warnings reach the farm in time to act, and traced the routes to local government support. Leaders also looked at how the Fairtrade Premium could be used for emergency response and climate adaptation.

Each one chose three to five priorities that fit what it can realistically carry out.

Farmers are already adapting. Their shared ask is affordable climate finance and easier access to local support, so that plans can become action.

Next, every organization will receive a draft Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Plan to review and finalize.

As Eglisirio Elarrio of Pandanon Integrated Balangon Farm Workers Association Inc. put it: "We cannot simply leave our land. Our livelihood, our homes, and our lives are rooted here."

🔗 Read the complete news here: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/get-involved/news/eight-fairtrade-farmers--organizations-in-the-philippines-map-cl.html

12/10/2026

📰 Empowering Youth in Coffee India: Fairtrade NAPP and Central Coffee Research Institute Hold Training for Coffee Farmers in Idukki on Climate Change and Low-Carbon Coffee Farming

A coffee farm can do more than grow coffee. It can store carbon too.

That idea brought 31 coffee farmers in Idukki, Kerala, into one room with scientists from the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) ( Coffee Board)on 20 August 2026.

The farmers are members of Manarcadu Social Service Society and Sahyadri Organic Small Farmers Consortium. Five of them are aged 18 to 24.

They came up with questions about their own farms-

🔸What does a changing climate do to yield, quality and pests?
🔸Where do emissions on a coffee farm come from?
🔸How much carbon do shade trees and soil hold?

CCRI scientists answered with current data and research on Indian coffee grown under shade trees. Farmers completed an assessment before and after the day. The results showed a clear improvement in understanding.

"We look forward to more training classes to improve our knowledge," said Roy Mathew of Sahyadri Organic Small Farmers Consortium.

The training is part of the Empowering Youth in Coffee Production in India project, funded by FAIRTRADE Österreich and Julius Meinl . Fairtrade NAPP works alongside coffee farmers and CCRI under the project.

What would you measure first on your farm: the soil, the shade or the emissions?

🔗 Read the complete news here: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/get-involved/news/empowering-youth-in-coffee-india--fairtrade-napp-and-central-cof.html

09/10/2026

🌱 Join the Conversation on Women in Agriculture!

As part of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, we're pleased to share that Sarah Anum, Gender & Youth Manager at NAPP Fairtrade, will be speaking at the online event "No Women No Agriculture – The Role of Women in the Agricultural Sector." Sarah will share insights on “Gender and Youth Promotion in the Network of Asia and Pacific Producers,” highlighting how empowering women and young people can strengthen sustainable and inclusive agricultural systems.

📅 15 October 2026
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM (CEST)
💻 Online via Zoom

Join experts, practitioners, and women farmers from around the world as they discuss the vital role of women in agriculture, the challenges they face, and pathways for greater inclusion and empowerment.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DJU8mILBTmKflr2WAMwNlw #/registration



Fairtrade Deutschland

08/10/2026

🌱 CELEBRATING WOMEN COTTON FARMERS THIS WORLD COTTON DAY

On the occasion of World Cotton Day, we brought together 44 women cotton farmers from Rapar and Dhrangadhra Farmers Producer Company (FLO ID-33573), Gujarat, for a workshop on Gender Sensitization and Kitchen Garden Establishment at the Regional Research Station (RRS), SDAU, Bhachau.

Organized by Fairtrade NAPP under the Fan to Field Project – Phase 2, with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Fairtrade Deutschland (Fairtrade Germany), the workshop focused on strengthening women’s participation, leadership and wellbeing within cotton-farming communities.

👩🏽‍🌾 Strengthening women’s voice in cotton farming

The gender sensitization session explored gender equality, women’s leadership and participation in Producer Organizations, household and organizational decision-making, and opportunities to further empower women farmers.

🥬 From the cotton field to the household

The women farmers also received practical guidance from experts at RRS on establishing kitchen gardens to improve household nutrition, dietary diversity and food security, while promoting sustainable food production and reducing household expenditure.

A sustainable cotton sector must also be an inclusive one. When women farmers have greater knowledge, voice, leadership and access to resources, the benefits extend beyond the farm—to families, livelihoods and rural communities.

We thank Dr. R. M. Jadeja and the RRS, SDAU team, Mrs. Hansa Parmar, SEWA Cooperative Federation, and the RDFC team – Mina Vora, Bhavesh Vasani, Pachan, Ashwin, Vipin and Dileep – for their valuable support in making the programme possible.

Empowering women. Strengthening families. Building resilient cotton communities.

07/10/2026

A day in the life of a Woman Cotton Farmer- A documentary film feat Gulbahor Valieva

This International Cotton Day, meet Gulbahor Valieva, a 60-year-old cotton farmer from the Biokishovarz cooperative in Konibodom, Tajikistan.

For almost 40 years, Gulbahor has started her mornings early- caring for her home, walking her fields and closely observing her crops. Her journey reflects the changing realities of cotton farming, from challenges in accessing markets and machinery to the opportunities that come through cooperation, knowledge and Fairtrade.

In this documentary she takes us through a day in her life — her land, her work, her women’s brigade, her family and her hopes for the future.

As we mark 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, we celebrate the knowledge, skills and contribution of women farmers who are shaping agriculture and rural communities every day.

Watch Gulbahor’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBT82wbKFlo&feature=youtu.be

This International Cotton Day 2026, meet Gulbahor Valieva, a 60-yea...

07/10/2026

📰 Turning Weather Data into Farm Decisions: Fairtrade Basmati Rice Producers Meet in Jammu

What if a bad season did not have to mean starting from zero?

On 19 August, 17 farmers and representatives from five Fairtrade certified Basmati rice producer organizations met in Jammu, India, for the Fairtrade NAPP Jammu Cluster Meet 2026.

Participants explored weather-index insurance that can trigger payouts when rainfall or temperature crosses an agreed threshold, without waiting for a lengthy loss assessment. They looked at how local weather data can inform decisions on sowing and irrigation, and discussed ways to plan water use for a crop with high water requirements.

Then came the harder part. Turning ideas into plans.

By the end of the day, each producer organization had mapped the opportunities in its own area and presented a work plan for the months ahead.

"Here we learned so many new things, technically and operationally," said Chaya Thakur, a farmer from R.S. Pura.

Rain will always be uncertain. Being unprepared for it does not have to be.

🔗 Read the complete news here: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/get-involved/news/turning-weather-data-into-farm-decisions--fairtrade-basmati-rice.html

07/10/2026

☕ One week to go!

India’s 2026/27 coffee season is just around the corner. If you’re involved in coffee sourcing, don’t miss this opportunity to hear the latest season outlook, market insights and perspectives from the Indian coffee sector.

📅 15 October 2026
🔗 Registration closes on 12 October.

Register now and join us for the India Pre-Harvest Coffee 2026 webinar!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: India Pre-Harvest Coffee Call 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

07/10/2026

📰 From Everyday Needs to Emergency Care- The Fairtrade Premium impact story of Warwick Estate

A mixer grinder might seem an unlikely symbol of fairer trade. The women who pluck tea at Warwick Estate would tell you otherwise. One of them put it simply: grinding by machine instead of by hand means dinner comes together faster, the tiredness after a long day in the tea rows weighs a little less, and the whole family becomes part of the cooking.

Five kilometres from Kotagiri town, on the eastern slopes of the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India, tea has grown at Warwick Estate since 1876. Women make up more than 87 percent of its workforce, and since the estate became Fairtrade certified in 2019, a Premium Committee where six of the seven worker representatives are women has been turning the Fairtrade Premium into projects chosen by the workers themselves.

Five projects so far. Televisions and refrigerators for 139 workers and family members. A full home set for 132 more: a refrigerator, a television, a gas stove, a mixer grinder, and an induction stove. Then 121 sets of furniture and insulated hot boxes, groceries and toiletries for 101 workers, and the biggest decision yet, an Eeco ambulance that now carries injured workers from the tea rows to the estate clinic or the local hospital, within reach of 720 people including the neighbouring community.

This is the Fairtrade Premium in practice. Not a distant fund, but decisions made by workers, for workers, one general assembly at a time.

The road ahead is real: climate pressure, rising wages, a shrinking rural workforce, and a leaner Premium fund mean no big projects are planned for 2025-26. Warwick's answer is patience, a replanting programme running since 2003, and a workforce with a real say in its own future.

For funders and partners, Warwick Estate shows how worker-led decisions turn a premium into practical change, and why long-term commitment to Fairtrade sourcing matters. Every cup of Warwick's high-grown orthodox tea carries this story with it.

🔗 Click here to read the complete story: https://www.fairtrade.net/napp-en/Fairtrade_NAPP/impact/impact-stories-/from-everyday-needs-to-emergency-care--the-fairtrade-premium-imp.html

Havukal and Warwick Teas