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Did you
know that one in three bananas sold in British shops is Fairtrade? Since the
first Fairtrade bananas appeared on our shelves 13 years ago we've achieved a
huge amount.
But
there's still a long way to go! That's why, this Fairtrade Fortnight, we're
launching a special campaign to celebrate bananas and focus on other changes
that are needed so that millions more banana growers can get a fairer deal for
their hard work.
This
Fairtrade Fortnight, a man with a plan is coming...
Meet Foncho
Meet
Foncho, a football-mad banana farmer from Colombia! He’s proud to grow bananas
that we eat. He gets up at 4am every day to look after his banana plants. He
says: ‘My banana plants are part of me. I care for them - because they take
care of me!’ Most of Foncho’s bananas are Fairtrade. This means he gets the
Fairtrade price for them. With the extra money, he’s saved up for a motorbike
and early each morning he rides to his farm, 20 minutes away. This means his
family can live in town and Sebastian, his son, can go to high school.
Foncho’s
lucky compared to some. Many banana growers earn so little they can’t always
afford to put enough food on the table or send their children to school. They
can get hurt using dangerous chemicals and may work in difficult conditions.
Fairtrade means Foncho has the things he needs to keep everyone on his farm
safe.
