MONITORING THE SCOPE AND BENEFITS OF FAIRTRADE Fifth Edition 2013 Bananas

© Linus Hallgren

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© James Rodriguez

In 2011-12, the volume of bananas that could be certified organic & Fairtrade increased by 53%

© Eduardo Martino

A farmer from COOBAFRIO in Magdalena, Colombia, harvests bananas.

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©Riccardo Gangale

The Fairtrade Premium received by banana farmers & plantation workers was over €15 million

© James A. Rodríguez

A worker at COOPETRABASUR – a Fairtrade co-op in Costa Rica – removes flower stems from recently harvested bananas.

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Colombia was second among countries receiving €3.7 million in Fairtrade Premium.

©Vipul Kulkarni

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Workers from Fairtrade plantations banded together create a foundation for making community investments. One of their 1st joint projects was a school for local children that had been studying in an unused pig sty.

© Didier Gentilhomme

The Dominican Republic ranks #1 in banana sales with 112,200 metric tonnes sold.

© Marvin del Cid

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All information contained in this presentation and more can be found in our report ‘Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade, Fifth Edition 2013’ at: www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html

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