New research from Friends of the Earth, RimbaWatch and
@earthsight.bsky.social reveals the grim truth of the Malaysian timber trade.
Head to the link in our bio to see the research in full and demand a new law to ensure UK companies protect people and wildlife in their global supply chains.
The war in the Middle East has sparked a supply chain crisis - and smallholder farmers are struggling, with many having to accept prices as low as 50% of the usual rate for their produce or struggling to sell at all.
CEO Alice Oyaro, quoted in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We need rules that protect forests and support farmers. That means governments must invest in farmers through training and resources, guaranteeing fair prices, giving farmers control of their data, and ensuring their voices are heard.
www.transform-trade.org/policy-resou...
After over 1,500 Transform Trade supporters contacted their MP to demand fairness for smallholder farmers, we've taken the next step in our Don't Cut Out Smallholders campaign.
Alongside the Fairtrade Foundation, we have written to @marycreagh.bsky.social...
If you haven't already: ask your MP to back Early Day Motion for Farmers, Growers and the Supermarket Supply Chain here: action.transform-trade.org/support-farm...
Riverford's survey is damning - over two thirds of UK famers feel their relationship with retailers has worsened over the last two years.
It's a similar story for farmers in countries around the world that supply the UK market.
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/radical...
Finance for just transition policies is crucial – and must be made accessible to women working on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Calls for a #JustTransition at #COP30 are key for women workers in India and across the world - enabling them to become more resilient to climate shocks by building social protection systems that secure their livelihoods.
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/03/f...
Why COP30 matters for farmers, forests and fair trade in front of a picture collage of the COP30 conference centre and a forest
At #COP30, the UK Government should be committing to finance international efforts targeted at helping indigenous people - including farmers - to preserve forests.
Read our latest blog here: www.transform-trade.org/blog/why-cop...
That’s not just unfair. It undermines the fight against climate change.
Take action and find out more here: www.transform-trade.org/deforestatio...
But right now, they risk being cut out of the very markets they depend on.
The UK is introducing new laws to tackle deforestation. These are important steps for our planet - but unless they’re designed fairly, they could pile extra costs onto farmers.
To mark #WorldFoodDay, we’re calling on the UK Government to make sure new deforestation laws work with farmers, not against them.
The food and drink we love most - chocolate, coffee, and more - depends on millions of smallholder farmers.
The voices of smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries are missing from this conversation.
Our Trade & Agriculture Policy Adviser Hannah Conway explains why smallholder farmers must be put at the centre of tackling deforestation in supply chains:
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...
The UK market is responsible for clearing a forest area the size of Liverpool every year.
It is therefore welcome to see the EU and the UK take steps to address this.
The UK used to be proud of its solidarity with countries in the Global South, we hope that at the very least the UK will put pressure on Trump to reinstate the principle of preferential treatment for the poorest countries in the world.
action.transform-trade.org/against-weap...
Trump's visit legitimises his tariff actions that are destroying small producer livelihoods and undermining national economies across the globe.
A proposal has been put forward in Parliament calling for stronger protections and better regulation of the food supply chain - and your MP needs to know about it.
This is a huge opportunity for farmers at home and abroad - find out more here: www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...
The UAWC seed bank in Hebron enabled storage of hardy, climate-resilient seed collected from farms across the region - a key part of an effective farmer-managed seed system.
Its destruction is a crime against farmers and producers worldwide.
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🇵🇸 🌾Seed banks are a lifeline for farmers the world over.
Israeli forces' recent, deliberate destruction of a Palestinian seed bank in the West Bank is an attack on the right to share and save indigenous seed varieties. (1/2)
More Trump tariffs are on their way: with unrealistic and unfair demands brought upon countries including Bangladesh - which has been hit with a 35% tariff.
The UK Government must stand with the Global South and support trade justice.
Read our latest blog: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...
🌞Exploitation is no picnic - so we’re marking #NationalPicnicWeek by handing in the Corporate Justice Coalition's #BizHumanRights petition at Downing Street and the Department for Business and Trade.
145,000 people called for this new law - including 33,000 from Transform Trade!
Trade democracy is common sense - but currently, the UK Parliament has no guaranteed right to debate or vote on deals - and the current government is yet to set out its trade strategy.
We unpack all this and more in our latest blog: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...
Trade democracy means having full democratic oversight of trade deals and policies- and it's currently something the UK lacks.
We've unpacked the tariff chaos and the need for scrutiny on both sides of the pond in our latest blog post: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...
Our new Wearing Thin report, which surveyed 198 Indian garment manufacturers, report found brands cancelling orders, paying late and refusing to pay minimum wage.
Read the report and email your MP today, we need a Fashion Watchdog to hold brands to account.
www.transform-trade.org/fashion-watc...
Enesti Jacobu Mwabusega is a cocoa farmer harvesting cocoa fruits on her farm. Location: Mababu Ward, Kyela District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania.
Mzinala S. Lutolo and her husband work together after harvesting the cocoa fruits from their farm. He cuts the cocoa fruits in half, and she removes the cocoa beans from the cocoa fruit and fills it in the bucket. Location: Mababu Ward, Kyela District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania.
Joseph Asangalwisye Mwaigomole holds a well-ripe cocoa fruit cut in half, exposing the cocoa beans during his harvest. Location: Mababu Ward, Kyela District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania.
This Earth Day, we're talking about one of the planet's most delicious natural resources - cocoa - and why the climate crisis is hitting growers and consumers alike.
Read more: bit.ly/3YdSc1I
Sign our declaration against the weaponisation of tariffs that increase global tensions and hostility here: bit.ly/3RyxINd
These are the countries that produce clothes for the US, UK and many other countries.
So much progress has been lost overnight - but there is still time to act.
Decision makers in the UK and beyond are asking: is this kind of hostile trading landscape what people actually want?
The Trump administration's wave of worldwide tariffs is the biggest upheaval to world trade in 100 years.
Workers and producers in the Global South are likely to be hardest hit. Bangladesh is facing 37% tariffs, Sri Lanka 45%, Cambodia 49%.
Until the 11th of April, your donations to the #1000BusinessesAppeal will be DOUBLED.
Your donation will make twice the impact to the farmers and producer businesses that are transforming trade every day.
Find out more and donate here: www.transform-trade.org/1000
Our campaign to get damaging UPOV91 seed laws out of UK trade deals is growing steadily.
UPOV91 threatens the way farmers have exchanged and saved seeds for generations - by letting large multinationals privatise seeds.
Find out more and take action:
www.transform-trade.org/seeds-campaign
