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Business loans for Sweeter Banana Co-operative and Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative. | Farm Weekly

Inside the packing shed at the Sweeter Banana Co-operative, Carnarvon.

TWO well-known enterprises from Carnarvon and Geraldton have received a boost from the State government’s Co-operative Loan Scheme.

The Sweeter Banana Co-operative, Carnarvon, has received an $800,000 loan to purchase a packing shed and build a value-adding facility, reducing overhead costs and creating pathways to new markets.

The loan will help the co-operative to purchase and extend its rented premises so it can diversify its range to include frozen bananas, as well as baked goods made from products that would…

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