Bananas

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild …

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EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

South Korea FTA. Imports into the EU of fresh bananas from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and from Central and No 20/201314. In 2023, EU imports of fresh bananas from Colombia and Peru declined by 2.4%, and by


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

could not exclude a potential negative impact for bananas and sugar in the outermost regions and that further liberalisation in bilateral agreements (e.g. sugar and bananas in the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

preferential customs duty on bananas under heading 0803.00.19 (fresh bananas), progressively reduced since


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 2 October 2024 English

This report summarizes presentations and discussions from the Asian Think Tank Forum 2023, which explored pathways for Pacific island economies to pursue sustainable economic development.

with areas with a higher fraction of land growing bananas and households dependent on government transfers


25 September 2024 English

The Harris Walz manifesto for the 2024 US Presidential Election. Chapters: Cut Taxes for Middle Class Families; Make Rent More Affordable and Home Ownership More Attainable; Grow Small Businesses and …

For example, he would place tariffs on coffee, bananas, and seafood,37 which there is little production States produces almost none of the coffee or bananas consumed and imports 75 to 80 percent of seafood—but American families rely on every day, such as bananas and coffee, can only be grown in the United States


World Bank Group · 24 September 2024 English

The World Bank Group and the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) have engaged PwC Drone Powered Solutions - Global Centre of Excellence in Drone Technology to study the drone ecosystem in …

revenue), it is also the world’s largest exporter of bananas • Since 2017 the emphasis is put on increasing especially on such crops as coffee, sugar and bananas • For that reason, the UAS services for agriculture based on agriculture, especially production of bananas, mangos and cocoa • Thus, the UAS services for


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 18 September 2024 English

Thus, the students students to situate their personal experience in the are primarily Naval and Officer Cadets (N/OCdts) be- context of psychological research into gender and the tween the ages …

consequences of de-prioritization of cer- chapter from Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making tain individuals, groups and Transformative Learning.” 13 Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International N18314-ADP_6-0-000-WEB-3.pdf. Enloe, Cynthia. Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 16 September 2024 English

Water is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate conflicts over the multiple uses of water in Latin America. …

is the main product of Agriculture, followed by bananas (18%) and pineapples (18%) [BCCR, 2019b]. Despite


World Bank Group · 13 September 2024 English

Cooperative Fisheries Chitipa 22/09/2022 Misuku Bananas Bananas 22/09/2022 Tubepoka Coffee Lilongwe


World Bank Group · 13 September 2024 English

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic damage in Grenada following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The report is based on …

producer, mace, cardamon, nuts, fruits such as bananas and citrus fruits, and frozen fruit) and its exports cash crops including corn, pigeon peas, and bananas were largely lost, while breadfruit, nutmeg, and sector were substantial. Nutmeg, mace, cocoa, bananas and plantains were very badly affected in Grenada crops (especially to nutmeg,mace, cocoa, and bananas) on Carriacou; significant damages on the main Cash crops including corn, pigeon peas, and bananas were largely lost, while breadfruit, nutmeg, and


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