date:Mar 11, 2014
erica and Africa and are from a single variety. This standardizes taste and brings economies of scale but leaves the bananas vulnerable to diseases which can require extensive fungicide treatment, a potential hazard to local ecosystems.
Campaigners for sustainable farming expressed concern that the ChiquitaFyffes tie-up could intensify the economic pressure on small-scale banana producers, as well as environmental hazards.
The banana market is dysfunctional and this merger feels like further p