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NewsFyffes joins fight against child malnutrition in Belize
Ministry of Agriculture and Fyffes sign Public Private Partnership to combat childhood malnutrition in communities near the company’s farms
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ArticleFyffes assesses LatAm farm communities
Fresh produce leader completes community needs assessements for 100 per cent of its Latin American farm neighbourhoods
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ArticleRetailers under pressure over ‘unfair’ banana prices
European retail value chains are still unsustainable, say suppliers, despite previous agreement on concept of fairness
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ArticleFairer fruit
Despite progress in the supply chain, bananas remain a controversial product when it comes to workers’ rights, wages and support for small farmers. Fred Searle hears from Alistair Smith of Banana Link, a non-profit cooperative that advocates for a fair and sustainable banana trade
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ArticleBanana suppliers act to avoid UK tariff hike
Ecuador, Colombia and Peru are latest countries to sign deals to maintain existing tariff levels after UK leaves EU
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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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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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ArticleHighline caps strong first half for Fyffes
Acquisition of mushroom firm boosted Irish group's results, with strong growth also reported for melons and pineapples
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ArticleBelize citrus feels hurricane impact
Citrus industry racks up losses estimated at over US$16m after country is hit by Hurricane Earl
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ArticleBelize banana group reacts to Fyffes’ pull-out
Meridian Farms says sudden withdrawal by the Irish multinational has resulted in hundreds of job losses
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ArticleClerici to run new La Spezia fruit terminal
Company will return to terminal operating business when centre begins handling fruit from Central America in June
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ArticleMaersk inks deal on Belize service
Shipping giant signs deal to supply UK with bananas from Belize through Costa Rica, Panama and Europe
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ArticleBelize bananas given welcome boost
Development Finance Cooperation has approved a credit line of €1.4m to aid in recovery from recent storms
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ArticleBelize banana assessment underway
The country's banana industry has been rocked by two severe storms that hit earlier in the month
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ArticleCaricom threatens walk-out over bananas
Caribbean countries say they will abandon any deal made during WTO trade talks if the current EU banana regime is scrapped
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ArticlePortsmouth Port secures Fyffes deal
Fyffes will ship up to 1,500 extra pallets of bananas per week via Portsmouth as part of new agreement with UK port
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ArticleBelize citrus suffers damage worth €3m
A tropical storm has devastated the country's agricultural industry and caused significant losses to its fruit output