The Banana Market Review, issued once a year, contains information and analysis on global banana trade, including imports, exports, prices and policy changes. Information and data comes from various sources, including FAO member nations, traders and the world press.

This Steering Committee meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the challenges that the banana industry is currently facing and to share the results of the WBF’s Working Groups on environment, distribution of value, gender & labour rights, and our global events and alliances. It is also a valuable opportunity to prepare the WBF Global Conference that will take place in the second semester of 2017.

The Secretariat of the World Banana Forum (WBF) based at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to invite you to a side event to discuss potential approaches to prevent, manage and contain the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the Fusarium wilt disease, which is a significant threat to banana farmer's livelihoods worldwide.

BOHESI aims to contribute to a more socially and environmentally sustainable banana production and trade with improved standards of living (in particular in relation to health and natural resource access) for male and female banana workers, farmers and surrounding communities.

Environmental practices in the banana industry are designed to ensure sustainability and to mitigate effects on surrounding ecosystems. Each stage of the banana production cycle has an environmental impact with the potential to be reduced.