NRET - Exotic Fruit from the Caribbean

Exotic Fruit from the Caribbean

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NRET has been involved in the banana industry since 1997 when it reported on fair-trade bananas in Ghana and advised the British government on the potential for organic and fair-trade bananas from the Windward Islands.

We are now at the early stages of working with a wide range of conventional, fair-trade and organic producers, exporters, importers and retailers to explore the need for support on marketing, production and institution building for the Caribbean exotic fruit industry. Given the range of activities relating to bananas and other exotic produce, it is felt that before agreeing to any project, NRET is putting together an inception report that will:

Identify the main stakeholders that should be involved in the project, assess their willingness to participate, and agree likely forms of participation
Consult with the main stakeholders on the overall purpose of the project and key activities, identifying other areas of interaction and overlap with ongoing initiatives
Prepare a costed proposal for the project including detailed outputs, methodology and inputs (funding, personnel and timeframe)

If you are interested in contributing to the inception report or would like to know about work in this area, please contact NRET.

You can also download our study of the social impact of fair-trade bananas in Ghana, and order our 1998 desk study on the potential for organic and fair-trade bananas from the Caribbean.