All Cameroon articles
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CommentComment: A pivotal moment for the banana industry
Business urgently needs fair prices, mutual transparency, and a shift away from over-certification, says Banana Link’s international coordinator
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NewsFairtrade creates “resilient” banana supply chains
The minimum price for Fairtrade bananas at ‘ex-works’ level is to increase by an average of 3.6 per cent compared to 2023
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ArticleComment: Cheap bananas are here to stay
Unless the supply of bananas into European markets can be managed somehow, shippers in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean will always be at the mercy of retailers.
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NewsSainsbury’s goes early on banana living wage contribution
UK retailer invests in living wages for banana workers three years ahead of industry commitment, and urges others to do the same
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CommentIs the removal of tariffs on dollar bananas a betrayal of West African producers?
Reefer Trends editor Richard Bright explores whether abandoning the import tariff on Latin American bananas would amount to a betrayal of producers in West Africa, as the Afruibana trade body contests
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ArticleCameroon banana business calls for bailouts
“Unfair competition” is hitting growers in West Africa hard, it has been reported
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ArticleAfruibana calls for fair prices
In the face of rising global costs, the African banana producers association has urged retailers to help build a fair, sustainable supply chain
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ArticleFairtrade Base Wage for bananas
The Fairtrade Base Wage came into effect on 1 July, boosting wages by up to 15 per cent for thousands of workers on banana plantations
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitiere opens London facility
In the UK, Compagnie Fruitiere is boosting efficiency with its new banana ripening centre at London Gateway, while in France the company is diversifying
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ArticleUK signs Cameroon EPA
Agreement maintains tariff-free market access to the UK for Cameroon products, including bananas
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière shows commitment
Covid-19 has failed to distract France’s Compagnie Fruitière from its goal of boosting organic production and shifting to an agroecological approach, says CSR manager Paul Bouzon
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ArticleACP call for fresh commitments
Banana producers from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries last week launched the Appeal of Abidjan to defend their interests on the European market
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AnalysisBananas: has a 'race to the top' begun?
Alistair Smith of Bananalink charts recent changes in the banana market and considers some promising new signs for producers
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ArticleBig doubts over UK's no-deal banana duty
Lack of continuity agreements with Latin American countries could leave banana importers facing significant tariff hike
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ArticleCrisis threatens Cameroon bananas
Ten thousand banana worker jobs are at risk in Cameroon as the country's political crisis deepens, reports Banana Link
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière expands organic
The French banana importer has committed to boosting the area of its organic plantations and reducing its use of plant protection products
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ArticleBanana trade 'losing fight against TR4'
Leading authority on fungal disease threatening to wipe out Cavendish bananas says variety's days are numbered
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ArticleCivil unrest hits Cameroon’s banana exports
Assobacam data shows that shipments fell by over 27,000 tonnes in the first half of 2018
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ArticleCameroon banana exports drop
Statistics from the National Port Authority show 2016 exports fell to under 250,000 tonnes for the year
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ArticleCameroon mangoes set for boost
Support from development organisations in Germany and Israel is helping to move the Cameroonian mango sector forward