The Banana Producers Association (BPA) of Ghana officially announced its membership to Afruibana in order to defend the interests of the African banana industry in the EU.
Starting negotiations at the Fruit Logistica exhibition, which was held in Berlin from February 7 to 9, the BPA has finalized its membership to Afruibana last month. An important step for Afruibana, as the European Commission, will start negotiations on the post-Cotonou agreement by the end of August, of which bananas will be a major issue.
The BPA, therefore, joins the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam) and the Organization of Banana, Pineapple and Mango Producers-Exporters of Côte d'Ivoire. (OBAM-CI). With the accession of Ghana, Afruibana now represents the three main African banana-exporting countries to the European Union (EU), in Brussels.
In 2017, Ghana exported 70,373 tons of bananas to the European market, just behind Cameroon (270,377 tons) and Côte d'Ivoire (315,797 tons). For these three countries, the European market accounts for more than 80% of their export market.
Source: allafrica.com
