Banana news archive – Page 170
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PIP plan in place
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fyffes Bananas gives support to Think Yellow month, which featured charity events for UK hospices.
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Bananas to go live with website
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
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
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
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
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
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"
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
A UK fair-trade banana organisation is challenging Chiquita's Better-Banana claims.
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Ecuador rejects banana deal
The worldÕs largest banana exporter has reportedly rejected last weekÕs agreement between the US and EU over the EU banana import regime.