A MIDDLESBROUGH Christmas shop is selling farmer-friendly fruit for 20p a piece.
Traidcraft, in Corporation Road, has started stocking Fairtrade bananas, which favour small-scale growers as opposed to big businesses.
Manager Jenny Medhurst said: "Fairtrade bananas are really delicious and they are grown without harming the environment, as well as bringing the growers immediate benefits.
"Buying from them enables them to provide for the basic needs of their families and, just as importantly, gives them dignity, a sense of worth, and the ability to plan for the future"
Fairtrade produce guarantees a good deal for Third World farmers.
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