Palestine Fair Trade Association

The Palestine Fair Trade Association (PFTA) is a Palestinian national union of fair trade producing cooperatives, processors, and exporters. It was founded in 2004 by Palestinian-American entrepreneur Nasser Abufarha.

Palestine Fair Trade Association
TypeNon-profit organization
IndustryFair trade
Founded2004
HeadquartersJenin, State of Palestine
Websitewww.palestinefairtrade.org

PFTA established the first internationally recognized standard for fair trade olive oil in coordination with the Fairtrade Labeling Organization (FLO) in 2004, and introduced fair trade and organic farming concepts to thousands of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank.

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