Fairtrade Fortnight highlights ‘banana wars’

Fairtrade Fortnight to highlight the struggle of banana farmers around the world

by Ian Kirk-Smith 28th February 2014

Fairtrade Fortnight, which this year runs between 24 February and 9 March, will highlight the struggle of banana farmers around the world.  Bananas, along with shopping basket staples such as bread and milk, have become a battleground on which the big four supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons – compete for market share.