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Bananas and Food Security - Bioversity International

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Amérique Latine - Caraïbes / Latin America - Caribbean : C. Oliveira de Almeida et al.<br />

Yield (bunches/ha)<br />

2,000<br />

1,500<br />

1,000<br />

500<br />

0<br />

1,775<br />

1,257<br />

1,207<br />

1,152 1,128<br />

Economic aspects of marketing<br />

1,095 1,102<br />

This section will deal with economic aspects of banana marketing in both domestic <strong>and</strong><br />

international markets. Marketing is as important as production, since the grower’s profit<br />

depends on it. Despite this, banana marketing in Brazil has not yet received sufficient<br />

attention, especially from governmental agencies. The much larger amount of credit<br />

1,118<br />

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997<br />

Yield (bunches/ha)<br />

Years<br />

Source: IBGE (several years). Organization: Embrapa-Cnpmf<br />

Figure 2. Trends in Brazilian banana yields from 1970 to 1997.<br />

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