Banana news archive – Page 27
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Scientists share banana variety
South Africa’s leading banana tissue culture facility has signed a deal to trial banana variety from Taiwan resistant to Panama Disease
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Chiquita expands operation at Puerto Almirante
New investments will drive efficiency gains at the port and add extra capacity
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Global experts seek solutions to TR4
Corbana to host conference on the biggest enemy facing the banana industry
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Ecuador: banana prices 'not enough'
While welcoming a planned increase by Aldi Süd, industry officials have called on retailers and consumers to pay more
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Dutch retailers in banana pledge
Majority of Dutch supermarkets agree to predominantly sell bananas that are sourced from plantations that pay a living wage
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Tesco guards against TR4 with new banana checks
Retailer’s banana suppliers must now be assessed by GlobalGAP TR4 biosecurity add-on to help prevent spread of destructive Panama disease
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Chiquita backs world record runner
Group supplied Melvin Nyairo with supplies ahead of his world record half-marathon run in Toronto
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Fyffes up for marketing award
Fit squad initiative is shortlisted for IMC European marketing prize
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Take five and tell us how you feel…
Fruitnet is inviting everyone in the fresh produce business to say what they think about the future of the industry
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Chiquita's female empowerment efforts
Banana giant highlights tools it has in place to safeguard women’s rights and promote opportunities
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UGPBAN stresses commitment to agroecology
Bananas from Guadeloupe and Martinique will highlight their environmental focus at this week’s Fruit Attraction show in the Spanish capital
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Dole launches Frozen 2 health alliance
Fresh produce giant begins three-month programme described as one of its "largest-ever health initiatives"
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Fyffes prepares to launch exotics range
New branded offer will include avocados, red bananas, baby bananas, cassava and plantains
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TR4 in Colombia: tests offer final proof
Any remaining doubts regarding the cause of Panama disease in two banana plantations have now been ruled out
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Fyffes honoured for supply chain transparency
Dutch retailer Plus rewards Irish banana giant for CSR project to provide climate-neutral and Fairtrade bananas
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Guadeloupe bananas near organic status
Producers on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe expect to commercialise organically certified bananas in 2020
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Back and forth for bananas
In the UK banana business, the balance of power as far as who handles imported bulk shipments in conventional reefer vessels remains delicately balanced between just two south-coast ports
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Ecuador counts cost of strike
Acorbanec said stoppage has caused “huge, unrecoverable losses” to banana sector
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The Halo effect
The evolution of SH Pratt from Luton banana importer to fresh produce giant has seen many changes in the industry, but it remains a family affair
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When a banana is not just a banana
Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports