What Are Challenges Currently Facing Firms In The Banana Industry?
Bananas are also fourth on the world's list of staple crops and are one of the biggest profit generators for supermarkets, making them vital to the economy and global food security. Bananas are grown in tropical climates all over the world, from Mexico to Brazil, from the Philippines to Madagascar. In most cases, bananas grown for export are grown on large plantations of up to 100 square kilometers. There are more than 300 kinds of bananas. It takes ten months for a banana plant to grow from a sapling to a fruiting tree[. The fruits are harvested after four to five months, while they are still green, in large clusters weighing up to 80 kg. They are then taken to the packaging location, where they are separated, washed, packaged and…