With 17 million tons of bananas in circulation - for a total production of 130 million tons, mostly consumed locally - the international trade of bananas in 2014 was 7 billion annually, according to FAO data.
For Jovenel Moise, head of the Agritrans project, the banana is a source that never runs dry as it is harvested throughout the year. For 60 years, Haiti has not exported this product. Meanwhile, other countries in the region have successfully engaged in this commerce.
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Put Haiti back on the map of banana exporting countries
In the coming months, the first containers filled with bananas from the Agritrans project will depart for Europe. This is a first since 1955, the last year in which Haiti exported this commodity. With this project, the country is not only back on the global map of banana exporting countries but also hopes to find its place in a market dominated by India, the world's largest producer of bananas to China and the Philippines. llThrough the Agritrans project, the first agricultural free trade zone of the country, 2 million seedlings will soon be planted on a thousand hectares with an annual output of 60,000 tons. According to free zones laws, 70% of this production will be exported as against 30% for the local market.
Par Le Nouvelliste
05 mars 2015 | Lecture : 2 min.