“GO BANANAS FOR FAIRTRADE,” SAYS CARL SARGEANT AM
Hundreds of thousands of people in Great Britain and Ireland will ‘Go Bananas!’ from noon on Friday 6 March to noon Saturday 7 March by eating one Fairtrade banana each as part of a world record attempt. Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is asking constituents in Alyn and Deeside to join in the attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people eating a Fairtrade banana in a 24-hour period. Mr Sargeant said: “More than 200,000 people are already signed up to take part, with 20,000 of the participants being from Wales. Wales was recently the first country to be given Fairtrade Nation status, so it would be great to see as many people from Wales as possible pledging to join the world-record breaking attempt.“This event is a fun way to get across a very serious message – that by making Fairtrade choices when we shop we can support small farmers and workers in developing countries who rely on the Fairtrade price to earn a sustainable living and improve their communities.“One in four bananas in the UK are now Fairtrade. Fairtrade banana sales grew by 27% in 2008 as estimated retail sales reached £185 million. One aim of the Fairtrade Foundation’s five-year strategy is to double the number of Fairtrade bananas in the UK by 2012, thus helping more banana farmers and workers to benefit from the Fairtrade system.”To find out more about the campaign, to pledge to take part, or to find out about themed events going on across the country, visit: www.fairtrade.org. uk/gobananas
Hundreds of thousands of people in Great Britain and Ireland will ‘Go Bananas!’ from noon on Friday 6 March to noon Saturday 7 March by eating one Fairtrade banana each as part of a world record attempt. Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is asking constituents in Alyn and Deeside to join in the attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people eating a Fairtrade banana in a 24-hour period. Mr Sargeant said: “More than 200,000 people are already signed up to take part, with 20,000 of the participants being from Wales. Wales was recently the first country to be given Fairtrade Nation status, so it would be great to see as many people from Wales as possible pledging to join the world-record breaking attempt.“This event is a fun way to get across a very serious message – that by making Fairtrade choices when we shop we can support small farmers and workers in developing countries who rely on the Fairtrade price to earn a sustainable living and improve their communities.“One in four bananas in the UK are now Fairtrade. Fairtrade banana sales grew by 27% in 2008 as estimated retail sales reached £185 million. One aim of the Fairtrade Foundation’s five-year strategy is to double the number of Fairtrade bananas in the UK by 2012, thus helping more banana farmers and workers to benefit from the Fairtrade system.”To find out more about the campaign, to pledge to take part, or to find out about themed events going on across the country, visit: www.fairtrade.org. uk/gobananas
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