“When I was a child my family used to celebrate special occasions with a special dessert - chocolate-coated fried bananas. Today my precious memories seem to be losing their glow, as I keep hearing about the struggle of banana farmers in Ecuador or child labour on African plantations. Did you know that banana producers receive only 2% of the price we pay in the shop, while the importer gets half of the price? Such low income makes it impossible for farmers to support themselves and their families. The same applies to coffee, tea or cocoa.
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