EcuadoriaN BananA RegionS You may have read in our BananitaBlog where bananas are worldwide grown (if not you can read it here: Where are bananas coming from and going to?). But what about Ecuador? Let's find out the Ecuadorian banana regions. Where are bananas especifically harvested in Ecuador? Do you
BananaS enjoy Swift codE Did you know that bananas and the Swift code have a closely relationship? You can discover below why bananas do enjoy Swift Unfortunately new words have expanded our vocabulary because of the war. How we wish it were not for this circumstance. It would be great
"Farm to forK" goes BananaS Last week we had the opportunity to attend a webinar organized by the Ecuadorian Banana Cluster. This webinar took place on #World Banana Day and addressed a theme that will define the future of the banana sector: "Farm to Fork” strategy developed by the European
BananaS and VolcAnoeS The eruption of a volcano can reach the crops of bananas and leave them under a carpet of ash. Ecuadorian bananas live in a country with one of the world's largest variety of landscapes. Among them, those of a volcanic nature stand out. Plus, the greatest exponent
Let’s turN 2021 into the YeaR of Global inclusioN At the end of 2020, the arrival of the vaccine seems to announce the beginning of the end of the pandemic. However, we still have many stages to complete to allow us to return to a kinder “new normal”. Furthermore, many
ACORBANEC BoostS BanAnaS In an association like ACORBANEC all exporters become stronger stakeholders in the supply chain. “Unity creates strength”. How many times have we thought of this popular saying? We have heard it often in everyday conversations while at work, at school, or at home. And today we want
InitiativeS AgainsT Covid19 EffectS The whole world, without exception, is going through a most difficult period. Times in which all countries are deploying measures to mitigate the social and economic consequences of this pandemic. COVID19 is colour blind and respects no borders. However, developing countries are suffering intensifying harm. In
Ecuador: partner country at Berlin Fruit Logistica 2020! February arrives and Fruit Logistica Berlin 2020 comes up! As in every year around this date, we are eager to discover new opportunities to narrow the gap between growers and market. But this year is even more special. Our land of origin
Travel documents for bananas (our "Passport") Guess how many documents travel with bananas As globetrotter fruits, we bananas need travel documents, a “passport”, to complete our long journey from the farms to the overseas supermarkets Could you imagine travelling around the world without identification documents? Neither could we. Let’s discover
The World Queen of Bananas Have you ever heard of the World Queen of Bananas? Maybe you were never made aware of her. But the question must have had you thinking of a perfectly-shaped, yellow, tight and delicious banana as the queen of all of them. However, the World Queen
Bananas on the runway to take off: Departure: Ecuador Packing House Arrival: Global Markets In today’s post I am bringing to you the stage at which our trip as bananas gets underway: the packing house. In the following video you can see where our trip as globetrotter bananas begins: https://youtu.be/SgeXuKpOU7M So, where
Why to Attend the Fruit Logistica Berlin? A few weeks ago a small team from Banabio attended the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. There we could gain, once again, an excellent overview of the fresh market. Maybe; after the arrival of the Internet, we all imagined that these kinds of events
A banana´s journey from the tropics to your shopping bag Have you ever wondered how far a banana has travelled before ending up in your fruit bowl? Or the logistics involved to get it into your blender? and how many countries it has passed through before ending up as part
