Statement about banana disease discovery in Peru (Foc TR4) Barendrecht14-04-2021This week AgroFair was startled by the news that a first case of the banana fungal disease Fusarium oxysporum spp cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) has been identified in Peru. Fusarium is a large family of fungi that occurs all over the world and affects [...]
New Zealand’s Greenest Banana: All Good Bananas, T&G Fresh and AgroFair partner to launch a NZ first. Barendrecht 07-02-2021 From February 1 2021, when you choose an All Good banana, it’ll not only be Fairtrade but also certified carbon neutral. It’s been a year-long project, and everyone has been in on it. From our [...]
AgroFair pays voluntary Covid-19 compensation premium to its banana growers Barendrecht 12-10-2020 AgroFair has decided to pay $ 0.05 per box of bananas as a voluntary contribution to our producers for unexpected costs they have incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Of course, this is a gesture that cannot compensate all the costs, not [...]
AgroFair’s founder, the Dutch NGO Solidaridad, sold the last remaining part of its shares in our company Barendrecht 07-07-2020 Recently, AgroFair’s founder, the Dutch NGO Solidaridad, sold the last remaining part of its shares in our company. Solidaridad, founder and creator of the Max Havelaar/Fairtrade concept, established AgroFair in 1996 with the sole purpose [...]
AgroFair extends additional Covid payment to banana producers Barendrecht 15-02-2021 The Dutch producer-owned sustainable banana importer AgroFair, know of the Oké banana, extends its voluntary additional payment to cover Covid-csoss of its producers to include all volume supplied in the second semester of 2020. AgroFair took the initiative with a first $ 0.05 per [...]
Webinar: The future of Bananas and Fairtrade Barendrecht 01-10-2021 On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AgroFair, we are pleased to invite you to our online event: ‘The future of bananas and Fairtrade’. 🍌🍌 This event will be organized to bring to the table the most important issues for the Latin American [...]
Inauguration of the plastic recycling factory Ecoban From bunch bags to corner boards – recycling banana plastic Barendrecht 24-02-2022 Grupo ECOBAN's banana plastic recycling plant was inaugurated on Thursday, 10 February. The plant is located on the terrain of the APPBOSA cooperative, in the village of Samán Grande, in the municipality of Marcavelica, [...]