Posts Tagged Bananas

Canary Islands: falsified papaya farms could mean prison time

June 18th, 2013

A European Union official is accused of misappropriating over US$1 million on a papaya production project that never took off.

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Peru: CEPIBO plans to raise banana yields by 50%

June 14th, 2013

An organic Peruvian banana cooperative has set itself an ambitious productivity goal.

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Ecuador: interactive campaign promotes bananas in Russia

June 6th, 2013

ProEcuador hopes to push its country’s banana market even further in Russia with an educational campaign.

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Colombian banana workers ratify labor strike

June 5th, 2013

A potential Colombian banana worker strike could threaten hundreds of thousands of boxes in exports per day.

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Costa Rican organic growers need ‘more incentives’

May 28th, 2013

Costa Rica’s organic horticultural exports rose in 2012 despite a slight decline in planted surface area.

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Ecuador forms fair trade export consortium for banana growers

May 24th, 2013

A ProEcuador initiative will allow small banana producers to have greater market access.

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Colombian banana workers threaten wage strike

May 23rd, 2013

Possible wage cuts could provoke an extensive strike in Colombia’s banana industry.

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Ecuador’s banana exports drop in Q1

May 17th, 2013

Weather issues dragged down Ecuador’s banana exports in the early part of 2013.

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Low fruit quality hurts Mexican banana exports

May 13th, 2013

Spotting and poor fruit quality have made it harder for Mexico to export its bananas.

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U.S.: fair trade promotion expands into new, bigger markets

May 13th, 2013

Interrupcion CEO Rafael Goldberg reflects on outstanding banana volume growth and new projects.

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