Resources

Banana and plantain

Banana is the third leading tropical fruit crop. Some 85% of what is produced is consumed locally, and it therefore plays a significant role in food security in the African, Latin American and Asian countries where it is grown. It is also the world's most exported fruit, and is economically and socially vital for producing and exporting countries, where it generates substantial revenue and is a major source of jobs, primarily in rural areas. 热博体育 therefore works to help players in the banana and plantain value chains to innovate with a view to greater sustainability, including on a territory scale.

Books and documents

, François-Xavier Cote, Emmanuelle Poirier-Magona, Sylvain Perret, Philippe Roudier, Bruno Rapidel, Marie-Cécile Thirion. Editions Quae, 2019
Moïse Kwa, Ludovic Temple (ed.). Editions Quæ, Agricultures tropicales en poche, 2019
, Patrick Caron, Elodie Valette, Tom Wassenaar, Geo Coppens d’Eeckenbrugge, Vatché Papazian. Editions Quae, 2017
, Estelle Biénabe, Denis Loeillet, Alain Rival (ed.). Editions Quæ, 2016
. Fruitrop (ed), 2016
, André Lassoudière. Editions Quæ, 2012
Le bananier, un enjeu mondial, André Lassoudière. Pour la Science, no. 400, February 2011
, André Lassoudière. Editions Quæ, 2010
, André Lassoudière. Editions Quæ, 2007

Production guides

Recueil de fiches techniques sur la qualité de la banane. A set of five guides produced for the Association interprofessionnelle de la Banane (AIB), covering the various links in the banana value chain, from plot to market.
R&D and innovation guide on banana, presenting the main innovations from R&D and good practices in the French West Indies for growing bananas following research carried out by 热博体育 and co-constructed with the Tropical Technical Institute (IT2) and Caribbean producer groups.
Plantain cultivation: training sheets, developed by 热博体育 in collaboration with the African Center for Research on Bananas and Plantains (CARBAP) and the Cameroon Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) as a means of sensitizing farmers to the major issues for managing a plantain production field.
Guides for better banana production: ENDURE, 2010
Banana statistical compendium 2019 for the Office de développement de l'économie agricole d'outre-mer (ODEADOM)

Journals

FruiTrop

Quarterly journal published by the 热博体育 Market News Service, intended for professionals from the international tropical fruit and vegetable sector (banana, avocado, citrus, pineapple, etc). Available in English and French, in hard copy or online versions.