News Article Bananas in Bangladesh Though bananas represent the most important product in the international fruit and vegetable business, for many non-exporting countries in the world bananas also represent one of the most important sources of nutrition. In Bangladesh, a country of 144,000,000 people in a very small area, bananas are now almost 45% of the entire fruit production of the country. With more than 40,000 hectares in production now, bananas have come to be perhaps the second most important food crop (after rice) for the Bengali people. However, though the total production represents a great deal of food, the average holdings are small (less than one hectare per farmer), and the yields are quite low when compared to world standards, and particularly those of the major banana exporting countries. Average yields are 15-16 tons per hectare per year, compared to yields in excess of 50 tons per hectare in many of the commercial farms in Latin America and the Philippines. In addition, rudimentary transportation and ripening systems cause losses of 30-40% of the fruit before it reaches the final customer. In order to address this problem, Bangladesh is now actively using international banana experts who have been working various farming organizations in order to improve all facets of the banana production and delivery chain. Improvements in some areas of the country are already being seen in variety selection, population control, pruning practices, pest control, harvesting procedures, and transportation infrastructure. Bangladesh is a long way from becoming an international exporter of bananas, but it is making steady progress in delivering a lower cost and higher quality product to its own population. Read more about Henry Winogrond				Other News Press Releases August 1, 2006 – Novelle Principal Awarded Presidential Volunteer Service Award December 20, 2005 – Sonora State, Mexico Completes Phase I of Development Plan April 26, 2005 – PMA Addresses Consumption, Industry Trends with Retailers, Growers in Mexico April 18, 2005 – Novelle Assists State of Sonora in Five Year Plan June 3, 2004 – BC Hot House Elected Russian Farm Project's Chairman of the Board Novelle In The Media April 10, 2006 – Novelle Takes on Winogrond and Obregon as Two Senior Principals April 6, 2006 – Novelle Adds Two New Senior Principals; Obregon and Winogrond July, 2005 – Agronegocios en Sonora (476KB PDF in Spanish) May 1, 2005 – Symposium Shines Spotlight on Sonora Agriculture On The Move Novelle in Guatemala Novelle in Central America Novelle Consulting in Zambia Novelle Consulting in the Balkans Novelle’s Indonesian Assignment Novelle in Southern Africa Novelle in former Soviet Union Novelle and Work in Colombia Bananas in Bangladesh Vegetables in Moldova Packing Plant in Moldova Quality Control in Moldova White Papers Novelle Consulting and EUREPGAP Moscow Supermarket Industry The 5-Year Agricultural Business Development Plan for Sonora, Mexico Marketing of Horticultural Produce in Asia–From Sonora Symposium

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