The Bananatime2021 convention will be held in a hybrid format from 26-29 October at the Hilton Colón Guayaquil hotel, Ecuador. Meetings will be held with professionals from the Ecuadorian banana […]
mar 07/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Queensland University of Technology
Good news in the banana sector as a breakthrough has been made in attempts to develop bananas with Fusarium resistance. The trials are conducted by a group of researchers at […]
mer 18/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Label Investments has acquired Tropical Organic Growers, a leading Mexican marketer of organic bananas, reaffirming the firm’s commitment to organics. Alexandre Pierron Darbonne, founder and CEO of Label Investments, said: […]
mar 10/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fyffes first-ever sustainability report has been published and includes 13 ambitious targets to fulfil Fyffes sustainability strategy, aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Included in these targets is the […]
lun 09/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade has introduced the Fairtrade Base Wage for banana plantations, which came into effect on 1 July, as well as the Living Wage Differential. The new Fairtrade Base Wage would […]
lun 12/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Ecuador’s banana exports in the first five months of 2021 fell 3% compared to the same period in 2020. According to an Accordance report, 28.5% of the volume was shipped […]
lun 12/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
A partnership between All Good and T&G Fresh has led to the launch of the first Fairtrade and zero carbon certified bananas. Andrew Keaney, managing director of T&G Fresh, said […]
jeu 10/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade France has launched a €1 million project funded by the French Development Agency and French supermarket chain Carrefour aimed at supporting environmentally friendly practices and promoting gender equality across […]
lun 07/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
A group of Ecuadorian banana producers have proposed to stop cutting bananas to prevent the sector collapsing due to the drop in prices. As El Universo reports, the move comes […]
lun 17/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Philippines Banana Planter and Exporter Association (PBGEA) has announced that profits in banana exports fell by 15% due to the outbreak of Covid-19, which increased shipping costs and delayed […]
mar 27/04/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
