Banana growers pushed to ‘crisis point’ due to climate and price challenges

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The research, Bananas: An Endangered Staple, showed persistent downward pressure on prices, last-minute cancellations and unfair penalties are pushing risk down the supply chain and putting growers’ livelihoods and the future of bananas at risk

Banana growers are being left to shoulder the combined pressures of unfair trading practices and a worsening climate crisis, new research from Fairtrade has found

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