Bananas from Senegal

Copyright: Rikolto

Exports of – organic and fair trade – bananas from Senegal to Belgium have been announced a few times already, but considerable obstacles still remain between Tambacounda and the Colruyt stores.

Despite the potential of the farmers’ organisations and the commitment of different partners – like the Trade for Development Centre - it remains difficult to deliver quality and quantity for a difficult product such as bananas.

Read the TDC article

Organic and fair trade cotton in Senegal

           

In 1997, the Senegalese Yakaar Niani Wulli (YNW) federation launched its own organic and fair trade cotton to respond to the problems encountered in the cultivation and commercialisation of cotton. For a long time this “white gold" was exported as a raw material, with little added value for the producers.

The federation thus mobilized a large partner network (producers, weavers, dyers, tailors, etc.) throughout the country in order to engage in the processing of the cotton and capture a higher added value. This value chain is now fully operational. A project financed by the TDC aims at commercialising YNW’s finished products on international markets.
 

 

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