Van Hall Larenstein University in The Netherlands will launch a 4 year bachelor program "Fair Trade Management" in September 2008.

Fair Trade Management will train students to operate as professionals in the world of agricultural food production where they will work with special attention to empower small holder farmers and small rural non-farm entrepreneurs in the South. The theoretical part of the program will focus on supply chain management of tropical products like coffee, cocoa, avocados, vegetables and flowers among others. Fair trade certification will be studied. Students will put theory into practice through traineeships in companies in the North like AgroFair, Global Fruit or with (fair trade) producers in the South.