“Supermarkets prefer to keep banana prices as low as possible to win the battle for the consumer”
“In the 20 years of Fairtrade banana history in Peru, I’ve witnessed more progress in the living conditions of small-scale producers than in the 35 years of the fair trade label’s history in other sectors,” says Diego Balarezo, manager of the fruit program at Solidaridad, highlighting the success of this social and productive project carried out in northern Peru in collaboration with the Dutch importing company AgroFair and several banana cooperatives.
Full article in FreshPlaza
FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)
