"Ginebra/Roma, 8 nov (elmundo.cr) – Los trabajadores del sector bananero cuentan desde hoy con una guía práctica para trabajar de forma más saludable y más segura en el cultivo de la fruta fresca más exportada del mundo –tanto por volumen como por valor económico- y fuente esencial de empleo e ingresos para miles de hogares rurales de los países en desarrollo."

Official launch of the Ecuadorian National Manual on Occupational Health and Safety for the Banana Industry (2017) by Minister of Labour, Raul Clemente Ledesma Huerta, took place at the Third Global Conference of the World Banana Forum on 8th of November 2017.

"The World Banana Forum (WBF) has announced that its Third Global Conference and it will take place from 7th to 10th November 2017 in Geneva at CICG (Geneva International Conference Centre)."

The World Banana Forum (WBF) is very pleased to announce the election of Renwick Ellsworth Adrian Rose as the Chairperson of its Executive Board.

"After years of postponement due to concerns over the potential spread of pests and diseases into production countries, the Third Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) is due to take place later this year in a country famed for its neutrality – Switzerland."