Economics of banana production and marketing in the tropics

In most African countries, banana production has been consigned to subsistence production. However, a few countries, especially in Francophone West Africa, have recognized the commercial importance of banana, and have used their special relationship with France to export bananas. This has led to the dualization of the banana sector, with the traditional system existing side by side with a modern sector geared towards export trade. This book is one of the few comprehensive studies that have incorporated both the agronomic and economic aspects of banana production and marketing in Africa. It loo