Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum

11-14 March 2024 | 08:00 – 17:00 CET

Green Room & Red Room, FAO headquarters

The agenda of the 4th Global Conference and Side Events can be found here

The World Banana Forum (WBF) Secretariat held its Fourth Global Conference at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 12 and 13 March. Moreover, the following three side-events took place: the Third International Meeting on Gender Equity in the Banana Industry on March 11, the Event on Fusarium Wilt TR4 and the Future of the Banana Industry on March 11 and the Global Conference on Living Wages and Living Income in the Banana Industry on March 14.

This four-days event brought together over 200 participants representing a broad spectrum of supply chain actors from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, and provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge on the most pressing issues confronting the industry worldwide and explore avenues for multistakeholder and international collaboration. The Global conference and its side-events addressed several topics related to the sustainability of the banana industry, encompassing climate change adaptation and mitigation, the threat of Fusarium Wilt TR4, distribution of value and shared responsibility along the supply chain, living wages and income, due diligence directives, labour rights, decent work, and gender equity.

Note: The report of the Global Conference and its Side-Events will be available soon.