IN 1994 the Sweeter Banana Co-operative was formed by a group of six local banana growers, it has now grown to include over thirty members of Western Australian family run farms in Carnarvon and has just recently succeeded in convincing a major retailer to include ‘seconds’ in their shop. Grower and market development officer Doriana Mangili says this is a indication supermarkets are starting to realise good fruit and veg should not be judged on appearance alone. These WA bananas are not sprayed with pesticides, fungicides or insecticides.

Sweeter Banana Co-op market development officer Dorina Mangili said the co-op also donated part of its proceeds to environmental causes around the Gascoyne region.