Fair Trade Shrimp Sumatra​

Empowering smallholders in a commodity market

At the Southern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia, the worldwide first Fair Trade-certified cooperative of shrimp farmers is looking for recognition by global market actors and seeks to make a difference in a global commodity market. Are retailers ready to walk the talk and do business with small-scale farmers?

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Project Profile

Location

Lampung Province, Indonesia

Year of Initiation

2020

Number of Producers

320 Farmers

Current Scale

1 Farming Community

Annual Farming Volume

600 MT

Key Impact Focus

Community Empowerment

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FAIR TRADE FOR A REASON

Farmed shrimp is a global commodity: Pricing is driven by demand in key consumer markets. In Asia, the majority of shrimp is farmed by smallholder producers. They often lack the means to achieve certification for accessing higher quality, responsible markets.

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COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE SHRIMP

Blueyou’s Fair Trade project in Lampung is worldwide the first program which succeeded in achieving both ASC and Fair Trade certification for a larger group of smallholder farmers. The aim is to strengthen the farmers’ community and create an identity for their high-quality shrimp on the global market.

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RESPONSIBLY FARMED

The farmer’s cooperative is following best aquaculture practices and raising shrimp under well managed and controlled conditions. The shrimp receive a high-quality feed with responsibly sourced ingredients. And the farmers strictly follow a non-antibiotic policy.

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VERTICALLY INTEGRATED

The Fair Trade cooperative is embedded into a vertically integrated quality assurance and production system managed by the company CPP. This system integrates all production steps from hatchery, feed mill, farming and processing of shrimp.

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STRICT HUMAN RIGHTS & LABOR STANDARDS

Fair Trade is the only seafood certification program which asks for strict compliance with human right, labour and worker’s safety standards at all steps of the production. Mitigating social risks will be of increasing importance for responsible market actors – and Fair Trade offers a viable solution!

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LOCAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS

Farmers’ families benefit from Fair Trade premiums to improve environmental and social conditions in their communities. ​ Such benefits strengthen the farmers’ ability to care for the environment – and become stewards of thriving coastal habitats!

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