All Ghana articles – Page 2
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NewsFairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
Certification scheme plays key role in supporting retailers to meet their recently announced living wage commitments, according to report by Fairtrade Foundation
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NewsBlue Skies celebrates 25 years of ‘people, profit and quality’
Adding value at source, employing local people, and transforming communities has been central to the supplier’s approach since sending its first fruit to UK in 1998
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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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ArticleImport 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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ArticleCameroon banana business calls for bailouts
“Unfair competition” is hitting growers in West Africa hard, it has been reported
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ArticleFruit 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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ArticleFairtrade 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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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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ArticleReggie Yates partners with Blue Skies
Award-winning broadcaster joins forces with ethical fruit supplier to help support communities in Ghana
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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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ArticleChallenge 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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ArticleGovt 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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ArticleBrexit 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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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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ArticlePartnerships 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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ArticlePartnerships 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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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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ArticleBlue 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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ArticleFairtrade 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