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It’s not just a banana tree
Carol Walker MCFHP MAFHP
Registered Member of the British Association of
Foot Health Professionals

Foot Health Practitioner
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of a unique campaign that aims to transform the banana industry to ensure Care of the Diabetic Foot and General Foot Maintenance.
those at the sharp end of the supply chain, the millions of struggling banana
farmers and workers, get a fair deal. Heading the campaign is Foncho, a Contact: carolwalker3060@gmail.com
banana farmer from Columbia and he is a man with a plan asking us to Tel: 077 141 92521
change our buying habits and stick with him.
Bananas are the fourth most important food crop in global agriculture
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million on the nations favourite fruit. However only 1.2 billion of bananas
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Supermarkets battle with one another to offer bananas at the lowest price Poles, Tracks, Cushions and Accessories
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keep the price they pay for bananas as low as possible and this puts pressure
on their suppliers and farmers many of whom can’t afford to put enough Open 10am-4pm Tuesday-Friday
food on the table to feed their families. In the last 10 years, the UK 10am-2pm Saturday
supermarket sector has almost halved the shelf price of loose bananas while For a quotation and friendly personal service contact:
the cost of producing them has doubled, trapping many of the farmers and Maria Dyble
workers who grow them in a cycle of poverty.
This year is the year to make the banana trade fair, once and for all. It is 18 Lynn Road, Dersingham PE31 6JZ
time to show solidarity by buying only Fairtrade bananas. It’s not just a Tel: 01485 541111 or 07743052897
banana tree, it’s a lot more than that.
Hunstanton Lions Club
Jane Scott
At our February meeting, fund raising events were discussed.
It has decided that a Race Night will take place at 8pm March
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