All Cameroon articles
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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
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ArticleCameroon is ACP’s new top banana
It is the main African supplier of bananas to Europe thanks to success of EU investment programmes
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ArticlePHP forecasts boost in bananas
Cameroon’s leading banana producer has set a target of 230,000 tonnes of production by 2020 in the country’s Littoral Region
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ArticleNew banana freight route calls at Tilbury
A new service from CMA CGM will link west Africa with Europe and the UK on a weekly rotation calling at the Port of Tilbury
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ArticleTiko mayor rails against CDC
In Cameroon, the mayor of Tiko has hit out against the spraying practices of CDC and the company's treatment of its workers