AEBE Banana
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 […]
Mon 12/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fenabe
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 […]
Mon 17/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade
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 […]
Mon 12/07/2021 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 […]
Wed 18/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fyffes
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 […]
Mon 09/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fyffes
Fyffes has become the first banana producer to receive the new 2020 version of the Rainforest Alliance certification, which deploys a new management system approach to environmental, labour, social and […]
Thu 14/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
All Good and T&G Fresh
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 […]
Thu 10/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade
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 […]
Mon 07/06/2021 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: […]
Tue 10/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
La Unión Corp.
The Union Corp. and the Association of Organisations of Banana Producers of the Canary Islands (ASPROCAN) announced at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid the start of freezing tests of […]
Wed 13/10/2021 by LA UNION, translation by Richard Wilkinson
AEBE
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 […]
Tue 07/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
