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Welcome to St. Vincent (Windward Isles)

Welcome to St. Vincent (Windward Isles). Fairtrade Banana Producers. Veronica Browne. Member of Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA). WINFA represents banana farmers from St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Grenada. Fairtrade Banana Producers. Simeon Greene.

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Welcome to St. Vincent (Windward Isles)

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  1. WelcometoSt. Vincent(Windward Isles)

  2. Fairtrade Banana Producers Veronica Browne Member of Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) WINFA represents banana farmers from St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Grenada

  3. Fairtrade Banana Producers Simeon Greene Member of Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) WINFA represents banana farmers from St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Grenada

  4. Windward Islands

  5. St. Vincent Main Occupations: Agriculture especially banana production & tourism Area: St Vincent: 133 sq miles Devon: 2,590 sq miles (1/20th) Population: St Vincent:110,500 Devon: 1,100,000

  6. Kingstown

  7. Cruise Ship

  8. Tourist Beach

  9. La Soufriere Volcano

  10. Where they Live Veronica Belle Vue Simeon Sans Souci

  11. Banana Production

  12. Bunching (when the plant produces Bananas)

  13. Deflowering/Sleeving

  14. Follower Training 2nd 3rd 1st Follower plant

  15. Well Managed Farm

  16. Harvesting

  17. Veronica’s son, carrying bananas to the packing shed

  18. Veronica’s Pack House Operations

  19. Banana Shipment

  20. Fairtrade benefits toWINFA farmers: • guaranteed fair minimum price • Fair wage for banana workers • a special marketing opportunity to sell to UK supermarkets • the Fairtrade premium for community projects

  21. Pre-school

  22. School Bus

  23. Football team

  24. Equipment for clinic

  25. Building the farm road

  26. The bus shelter

  27. Fairtrade Requirements:Environmental Projects Buffer Zones • Bufer Zones Drainage

  28. Fairtrade requirements:Safe Farm-Waste Disposal

  29. Fairtrade Requirements: Democratic GovernanceZonal Farmers’ Group Meeting

  30. Challenges • Changes in the EU/UK banana price regime and ending of safety net (due to WTO) • Declining market price for bananas • Increase in the cost of farm inputs • Climate change • more frequent natural disasters • coastal and soil erosion • Disease control – impact of Black Sigatoka • fungal disease

  31. CHALLENGES Black Sigatoka Hurricanes

  32. The Way Forward for the Windward Isles • Finding additional Fairtrade certified crop to sell in UK • Develop a programme to re-enter the UK market to sell Fairtrade bananas • Increase awareness of climate change issues and environmental sustainability both within the country and internationally.

  33. Our invitation to you Thank you for buying Fairtrade and Windward Isle bananas over the years Continue to choose Fairtrade products including bananas

  34. Mr Greene’s Family

  35. Mrs Browne’s Family

  36. As a result of the change in the price regime, this has happened: • Decline in number of banana farmers • Decline in acreage of banana cultivation • Windward Island bananas no longer sold in large quantities in the UK market • Drop in farmer’s income and employment • Banana framers are becoming an endangered species ….

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