The global production of bananas is estimated at 48.9 million tonnes out of which 10.4 million tonnes, is contributed by India. India is followed by Brazil (5.5 million tonnes), Indonesia (2.3 million tonnes), Philippines (3.8 million tonnes), China (1.9 million tonnes) and Australia (1.8 million tonnes). India rise in bananas is a recent phenomenon. Today Maharashtra and Gujarat in Western India, Karnataka in southern India and Assam in the northeast are large banana growers.
More about the banana trade can be found at http://www.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/banana/market.htm.
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Gunjan
California-based management consultant Gunjan Bagla runs Amritt, a consulting firm helping American companies to succeed in India. He is author of Business in 21st Century India: How to Profit Today from Tomorrow’s Most Exciting Market (Hachette Book Group, July 2008).
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