Banana producers and exporters from Latin America and the Caribbean urge retailers to adopt the Fairtrade methodology
Fresh Banana
Guatemala
Published Mar 12, 2024
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Banana unions from Latin America and the Caribbean, representing countries such as Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Peru, are calling on retailers to adopt the Fairtrade methodology for calculating fair prices. This includes considering environmental sustainability efforts and fair wages. The unions argue that the burden of sustainability costs should not be borne solely by producers and highlight challenges such as increased input costs, the threat of FOC TR4, insecurity, and the need to adapt to multiple certification schemes. They are advocating for a permanent commission to streamline and unify methodologies and certifications.
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(Agraria.pe) The musaceae producing and exporting unions of Latin America and the Caribbean hope that, within the framework of the Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) that takes place from yesterday until March 14 in Rome (Italy) , retailers, in accordance with shared responsibility, adopt the Fairtrade methodology to calculate the fair price that considers environmental sustainability efforts and fair wages noting that the burdens and costs of different sustainability requirements should not fall solely on producers . The musaceae producing and exporting guilds of Latin America and the Caribbean represent Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Peru. In a joint statement, the group said: "Since 2020, banana producers and exporters have experienced significant problems such as the dramatic increase in input costs: cardboard, freight, fertilizers, among others, which, currently, are not even reach pre-pandemic levels; the serious threat of the ...
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