All Ghana articles
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ArticleFRESHPPACT launches £900k call for Ghana plastic aid
Initiative is looking to fund ideas to help mitigate plastic pollution in the African country
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Import Promotion Desk to showcase Africa’s diversity
Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco and four other IPD partner countries will present a range of fresh produce in Madrid
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Cameroon banana business calls for bailouts
“Unfair competition” is hitting growers in West Africa hard, it has been reported
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Fruit Brothers aims for Europe
The company’s mangoes, produced in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, appear set for the European market, as the company looks beyond its traditional markets
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Fairtrade partnership meets local challenges
Fairtrade and Grow Ahead have teamed up to deliver mitigation solutions to smallholder farms on the frontline of the climate crisis
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Afruibana 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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Fairtrade 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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Reggie Yates partners with Blue Skies
Award-winning broadcaster joins forces with ethical fruit supplier to help support communities in Ghana
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Compagnie 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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Challenge for Ghanaian pines
YO Amankwah & Sons sees climate change as a major threat to pineapple production in Ghana, with rains falling short
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Govt refuses calls to pay back Ghana banana tariffs
Despite pressure there are no plans to reimburse suppliers for unsustainable post-Brexit tariffs of £95 per tonne on Ghanaian bananas
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Brexit threatens Ghana bananas
Banana Link urges UK government to negotiate tariff-free deal with Ghana to avoid banana shortages and protect jobs in West African nation
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Compagnie 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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Partnerships extend the season
Thanks to new partnerships, Ghana’s Fruit Brothers is set to start exporting pineapples and mangoes out of Côte d’Ivoire, increasing the supply window
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Partnerships extend season
Ghana’s YO Amankwah & Sons has forged a partnership with farmers in Côte d’Ivoire to enlarge the window for its pineapple and mango exports
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ACP 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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Blue Skies marks ‘10 years transforming lives’
Fresh-cut fruit supplier’s foundation has now implemented over 100 projects in Africa, spanning education, sanitation, health and wellbeing
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Fairtrade aims for new labour approach
Meetings in Ghana aim to find ways to improve jobs and support a viable, sustainable banana sector in the country
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Analysis
Bananas: 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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Big doubts over UK's no-deal banana duty
Lack of continuity agreements with Latin American countries could leave banana importers facing significant tariff hike
