· Held in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Feb 17 – 21, 2018)
· Theme: "Banana fibre – the next new sensation in
textile industry"
· The festival is
organised by Centre for Innovation in Science and Social action (CISSA) in
partnership with Kalliyoor Grama Panchayat and a host of National and State
organisations.
· Banana and plantains
major staple food crop for millions of people in tropical developing countries,
have a history of over 4000 years, dating back to 2020 BC.
· Banana is native of
India and is widely grown in tropical, sub-tropical, and coastal region of
India.
· Today, banana is
cultivated in more than 130 countries across the world in 5.00 million hectare
and yielding 103.63 million tonnes of banana and plantain (FAO, 2013).
· India is the largest
producer of banana in the world with 29.7 million tonnes from an area of 0.88
million hectares with a productivity of 37 MT/ha.
· Although India
accounts for only 15.5% in area, its contribution in the world’s production is
25.58%.
· Thus, banana has
emerged as one of the important fruit crops, which is easily available to
common man.
· There is also a
considerable scope for the export of banana and its products, which further
enhances the demand.
· Bananas and plantains
are continuously showing an impressive growth worldwide. It’s year round
availability, affordability, taste, nutritional and medicinal value makes it
the favourite fruit among every section of the society with good export
potential.
· World banana
production is concentrated in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America
because of the climatic conditions.
· Production and
productivity of banana has considerably increased with expansion of area due to
interventions under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, which
promotes adoption of High Density Planting, use of Tissue Culture Plants and
other interventions in Post-Harvest Management (PHM) infrastructure.
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