Banana news archive – Page 170

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    PIP plan in place

    2001-09-05T00:00:00Z

    The long awaited Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) for the benefit of horticulture in developing countries is now up and running.

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    Chiquita bananas to boost services

    2001-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Banana distributer Chiquita has pledged £100,000 to help regenerate local communities in northern Britain.

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    Notting Hill Carnival goes banana crazy

    2001-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Caribbean banana supporters have organised their own banana float to appear at this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival in London.

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    Science takes on mango fruit fly.

    2001-08-02T00:00:00Z

    A Brazilian scientist claims he can rid South America of the rampant fruit fly. His new technique will sterilise the pest.

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    Banana solution in last minute hitch

    2001-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The crunch banana trade agreement between the US and EU is under serious threat. Both economies have failed to agree on a waiver to protect the Eurozone from a legal challenge.

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    Food for the future

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The Government is asking UK consumers what they think of potential future foods, through an on-line consultation site launched today.

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    Graham Norton + bananas = Crisis

    2001-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Comedian Graham Norton helped distribute bananas to flagging runners at this year's Crisis charity run held in London last month.

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    Bananas celebrate 15 years at Wimbledon

    2001-07-03T00:00:00Z

    The Banana Group once again promotes the banana during the Wimbledon tournament, a decade and a half since Boris Becker first brought the fruit onto Centre Court.

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    US lifts banana sanctions

    2001-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The US has finally lifted $191.4 million of sanctions against the EU, following the moves towards a final resolution of the long-running banana trade war.

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    It's all yellow

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Fyffes Bananas gives support to Think Yellow month, which featured charity events for UK hospices.

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    Fyffes makes a positive start

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The trading year kicks off successfully for Fyffes.

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    Bananas to go live with website

    2001-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The Banana Group is ready to launch its website, which will feature educational and fun information about the banana.

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    Organics boost Mexican export expansion

    2001-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Organic farming in Mexico is still small-scale nonetheless it is proving to be an important generator of foreign exchange earnings.

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    Fyffes's fun on the fairway

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Leading UK banana supplier Fyffes teamed up on the fairway with soap-opera stars in aid of charity last month.

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    Banana regime clarification

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.

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    Retailers prove fair game

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Fairtrade is approaching more UK retail chains with its latest brand of bananas following successful sales in other national stores.

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    JP notches up QA first

    2001-05-09T00:00:00Z

    A QA manager from JP Fruit Distributors has been awarded the UK's first Fresh Produce Quality Assurance Certificate.

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    New regime "unjust"

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The latest proposal for reform of the EU's banana import regime which met with US approval has been slated as unjust by Costa Rican workers.

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    Chiquita claims disputed

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    A UK fair-trade banana organisation is challenging Chiquita's Better-Banana claims.

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    Ecuador rejects banana deal

    2001-04-17T00:00:00Z

    The worldÕs largest banana exporter has reportedly rejected last weekÕs agreement between the US and EU over the EU banana import regime.