Fairtrade, over 14 thousand tons of bananas in Italy

Published 2024년 6월 5일

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Bananas are the top product for the Italian market for Fairtrade, with sales of 14,300 tonnes, a 8% increase. Fairtrade Italia has reached its 30th anniversary and has increased the number of Fairtrade products in Italy. The organization aims to reach more farmers and workers in the future. There is still a lot to be done in the fruit and vegetable sector in terms of sustainability. Italy has awarded over 3.6 million to agricultural organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The European Union is supporting businesses to contribute to sustainable development through Due Dilience, and Fairtrade can support companies in this process.

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Bananas are confirmed as the main product for the Italian market with a sales volume of 14,300 tonnes (+8%), both thanks to wide distribution in large-scale retail trade - Aldi, Coop, Gruppo Selex, IN's, Pam Panorama - and thanks to diffusion in school canteens. This is what emerged this morning in Milan on the occasion of the event Thirty years on the path to sustainability organized by Fairtrade. “This year Fairtrade Italia has reached its 30th birthday – declared Paolo Pastore, general director of Fairtrade Italia – This is an exceptional milestone for our organisation, founded from the bottom up to promote fairer trading conditions for farmers in Asia, Africa and Latin America. There are many results that we have achieved in recent years: the number of Fairtrade products on sale continues to grow in the shops and supermarkets of our country. Farmers' organizations have also grown with us. Today we are talking about just under two million farmers and workers who benefit from ...

Source: Myfruit