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Growing taste for Fairtrade shows it's Britain's cup of tea
2013-03-02 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Have you eaten a banana today? Last year Britain imported an extraordinary 4bn bananas from some of the poorest parts of the world. But in a triumph for campaigners, one in three bananas consumed in this country is now certified as Fairtrade, guaranteeing fair prices for farmers. While sales of organic food are sagging, Fairtrade is booming. Sales in 2012 were 1.57bn, up 19% on the year before. In what has mushroomed into a mainstream sector, more than 4,500 items registered with the distinctive...
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