Germany / Colombia / Belgium / Ecuador / Malaysia / Japan / United States / Vietnam / Panama / Australia / United Kingdom / Guatemala / China / Philippines / Bangladesh / Singapore / Sweden / India / Costa Rica / Brunei / /
Currency
USD / Peso / / /
Event
Product Issues / /
Facility
Many plant / /
IndustryTerm
banana chips / pharmaceuticals / Chemical control / disease management / abroad and chemical control / banana improvement technologies / pest management / chemical nematicides / important food / oil palm / production technology / rubber / food wrapper / important staple food commodity / important food crops / inferior technology / staple food / chemicals / root systems / /
NaturalFeature
East-African highland / /
Organization
United Nations / /
Person
Musa spp / /
Position
farmer / banana producer / /
Product
soil / tools / /
ProvinceOrState
Nam Ha / /
PublishedMedium
Oceania / /
Region
Latin America / south Vietnam / Oceania / South America / southern Philippines / Middle East / Central America / east Asia / /
1. General Background 1.1 Banana productionWorld Musa spp., banana and plantain, constitute the fourth most important staple food commodity of the world, after rice, wheat and maize. In Asian and Pacific regions,