Evaluation summary Supporting the development of Fair Trade (FT) in West Africa project

The challenge of fair trade is to modify the rules of international trade so that producers in countries of the South can benefit from the expansion of trade. Compared to other regions, West Africais the area where certified volumes are the lowest and where fair trade channels have developed the most recently. In the context of sustainable development, fair trade could be an effective tool for protecting biodiversity. Its effectiveness on this issue has not yet been demonstrated, but the evolution of environmental rules attached to fair trade is an opportunity to inform consumers, key players in FT.