Trade Hot Topics Issue#74: Fairtrade, the Windward Islands and The Changing EU Banana Regime

The Caribbean banana market, and Windward Islands producers in particular, stand at a major crossroads – between a major liberalization abroad in the very near future, and a radical structural shift at home in the not-so-recent past. This note provides a background to these changes, an assessment of their potential impact, and the scope for reform and donor-funded assistance.