Bananas and Food Security - Bioversity International

298 Les productions bananières / Bananas and food security – Session 2
Annex 1. (suite).
Caribbean Region Physical component Biotic component Variety Surface (ha) Production (t) Yield (t/ha)
(agroecological zone) (major soil use) Total 38 529 293 378 7.61
Agroecosystem 5 Altitude: 0-1000 masl, Semi-permanent crops. Hartón
Magdalena, Cesar, Temperature: above 24ºC, Arrangements: Pure crop;
Guajira, Bolívar, Atlántico, Precipitation: 500-2000 mm/year. Plantain intercropped with yucca;
Córdoba and Sucre. Plantain intercropped with corn
Agroecosystem 6 Altitude: 0-1000 masl
Temperature: above 24ºC
Precipitation: 2 000-8 000 mm/year. Same as Agroecosystem 5 Hartón
Agroecosystem 7 Altitude 1000-2000 masl, Permanent crops. Hartón
Temperature: 18ºC to 24ºC, Arrangement: Plantain
Precipitation: 500-1000 mm/year. intercropped with coffee.
Agroecosystem 8 Same as Agroecosystem 7 Semi-permanent crops. Hartón
Arrangement: Pure crop.
Orinoco Region Physical component Biotic component Variety Surface (ha) Production (t) Yield (t/ha)
(agroecological zone) (major soil use) Total 50 361 488 884 9.70
Agroecosystem 11 Altitude: 0-1000 masl Semi-permanent crops: Hartón
Meta, Casanare y Arauca Highest temperature: 24ºC, Arrangement: Cocoa
Precipitation: 2000-8000 mm/year intercropped with plantain
Agroecosystem 12 Same as Agroecosystem 11 Same as Agroecosystem 11 Hartón
Pacific Region Physical component Biotic component Variety Surface (ha) Production (t) Yield (t/ha)
(agroecological zone) (major soil use) Total 42 254 232 201 5.21
Agroecosystem 14 Altitude: 0-1000 masl, Permanent crops. Dominico
Chocó, Cauca y Nariño Temperature: above 24°C, Arrangements: Multistrata: Hartón
Precipitation: 2000-8000 mm/year. intercropped with cocoa, borojo,
chontaduro, and wood products.
Total 12 483 118 178 9.47
Agroecosystem 13 Same as Agroecosystem 14 Permanent crops Hartón
Urabá Antioqueño Arrangement: Pure crops.
Grand Total 422 835 3 169 474 7.50