Высококачественные свежие зеленые тропические

CAVENDISH BANANA

Almost all of Peru’s exported bananas are organic, accounting for around 3% of global organic banana production.

We have around 5 500 ha, close to 4% of the total banana producing area. This was concentrated in the northern regions of Piura, Tumbes and Lambayeque, and produced mostly by small holders with farms of less than 3 hectares. Since the country started the conversion from conventional to organic in the late 1990s, more than 80% has become concentrated in the Chira Valley in Piura.

Factors influencing the development of organic banana production in Peru:

• Low levels of rainfall in growing areas significantly reducing investment in drainage.


• Low incidence of Black Sigatoka.


• Favourable tropical humid climate and weather conditions.


• Organization of small farmers, who have grouped together creating associations, allowing them to be more competitive in international markets, to have improved bargaining power and better prices.


• A beneficial tariff agreement between the EU and Latin America, in plce since 2012, has encouraged overall banana exports from Peru, thereby also increasing organic production.

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