WBF working groups established Following the launch of the World Banana Forum, five multi-stakeholder groups have been established covering: labour rights and other workplace i... 02/03/2010
Banana: Trade issues for the ACP Executive brief: Update, March 2010 Contents 1 Background and key issues in the banana sector. 2 Latest developments. 2.1 Global developments 2.1.1 Banana consumption, production,... 28/02/2010
WTO dimensions of the banana deal The EC has published a memorandum setting out the precise details of the banana deal agreed in late 2009. It states that the deal will see a first... 28/01/2010
The functioning of the banana supply chain With price wars breaking out between Britain’s leading supermarkets, banana prices are being cut dramatically. The Daily Telegraph website notes th... 28/01/2010
Banana deal struck While earlier press reports suggested that a final resolution of the banana dispute could be held back by US and ACP concerns or linked to deals on... 31/12/2009
World Banana Forum launch December saw the launch of the World Banana Forum, which aims at ‘sharing information, ideas and best practices among stakeholders of the banana se... 31/12/2009
Resolution of banana dispute pending ICTSD reports intensified negotiations to conclude a banana deal, with a deal expected before the 30 November WTO Ministerial meeting. The deal, no... 09/12/2009
Banana deal near? The ICTSD reports ‘“progress” in moving towards agreement on bananas’ and says that ‘reports indicate that the tentative deal that was struck in Ju... 03/11/2009
DR reports record ‘organic’ banana crop Press reports note that the Dominican Republic agriculture ministry and the Export and Investment Center have reported a record crop of ‘organic’ b... 03/10/2009
Banana deal close The ICTSD reports unconfirmed reports that an EU-Latin American banana deal is close, although opposition from the ACP group, linked to the adjustm... 06/08/2009