The Costa Rican banana industry has regained its share of export sales in recent years and is now marketing in 35 different nations. The majority of the produce is sold in the US and EU.
Commercial successes are reinforced by scientific field work in plantations by the Research Center of the National Banana Corporation, Corbana.
New methods of planting and production are being studied, in addition to work with pest and disease treatments.
With over 30 years of operation, the CORBANA Research Center has won a good reputation worldwide as one of the best in Latin America.
"If possible, we should try to do and keep putting effort into environment and social aspects, for that we must focus on high productivities and internal critical areas. We must differentiate our product with Geographical Indication "Bananas from Costa Rica," said Jorge Sauma Aguilar, CORBANA CEO.
In recent years, the banana industry has positioned itself as a successful model in the commercial, scientific and social aspects. This translates into direct employment for 40,000 people and indirectly for another 100,000.
