Source: BUSINESS WIRE, 6/15/20

Dole Food Company announced today that 11 banana farms in Colombia and two in Ecuador have achieved certification to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard for taking water management to a higher level in Dole’s own farming and suppliers’ growing and sourcing operations. “And we need leadership partners to plant a stake in the ground and commit to doing their part towards the sustainability of this vital resource on which we all depend.” The standard is intended to drive social, environmental and economic benefits at landscape level which encompasses all users of a particular water catchment...

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