In Mauritius, sugar grown from sugarcane makes up 90% of total domestic production, and the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate is the syndicate that holds the monopoly on the commercial distribution of the sugar produced in the country. As a result, all the small producers and cooperatives take part in the Syndicate. To be able to deal with the crisis of 2009, 5 of these cooperatives decided to join the Fair Trade network, which also gave them greater bargaining power over the selling price of their produce. After this success, 27 more cooperatives applied for and obtained the Fair Trade label. Production: Mauritius Sugar Syndicate Import: Κοινωνικός Συνεταιρισμός Libero Mondo, Italy