 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Matunda Mema (T) Ltd. | |  |
| Place, Country | | | Karagwe, Kagera, Tanzania, United Republic of | |
| Certified Products | | | pineappples, banana, jackfruit, papaya | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification | |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | | Maximum | | Rating |
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| 1 | Core Principles and Values | 8 | 8 | ||||
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| 2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 27 | 14 | ||||
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| 3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 224 | 162 | ||||
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| 4 | Respect of the Environment | 183 | 145 | ||||
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| 5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 16 | 11 | ||||
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| 6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 65 | 44 | ||||
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| 7 | Empowerment | 58 | 35 | ||||
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| 8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 17 | 13 | ||||
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| 9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 36 | ||||
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| Total Score Performance Rating | 468 | ||||||
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| Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
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| Impact, special achievements & commitments | | | The project enabled about 300 registered farmers and 30 company’s staff to access soft loans through established saving and credits schemes in their branches, water tanks for rain water harvest, improved stoves and water filters, improved income to registered farmers through guaranteed market of their produce and permanent employment to about 30 people who have been employed by the company. The premium has been used to purchase CHEMA rocket stoves and Tulip water filters for farmers and company’s staff. CHEMA rocket stoves can either use fire wood or charcoal at a reduced rate by 54 % and it is environmental friendly as it does not emit carbon monoxide. Tulip filters can filter out color, particles, germs by 99.995 %, turbidity removal 99 %, Protozoa removal > 99.995 %. The filters don’t require boiling of water thus save time and energy resources. The premium has been used to purchase graffted seeling for avocado, distributed to the farmers and workers. | ||||
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| Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
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| Percentage | | | 80 % | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 02.12.2009 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 15.05.2023 | ||||
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