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Why bananas may soon be a luxury in America; Chiquita’s layoffs in Panama hold the answerBanana giant Chiquita faces turmoil as it exits Panama amidst labor disputes and mass layoffs, impacting banana exports. Climate change thr...06 Jun, 2025, 01.44 PM IST- How India's 5,000-year-old 'kadali phalam' became the banana we know todayBananas, originating from ancient India over 5,000 years ago, spread globally thanks to figures like Alexander the Great and Arab traders. ...26 Mar, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
- Going bananas: Prices rise to ₹30/kg from ₹18-20 in OctoberBanana inflation increased to 16.5% in November from 2.2% four months ago, according to consumer inflation data released last month. Retail...07 Jan, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
- Time to move over, mango; it’s a banana republicWhile grapes continued to be the sweetest fruit for Indian traders, with shipments worth more than Rs 2,400 crore in 2020-21, according to ...24 May, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
- Climate change may cause decline in India's banana cultivation: StudyBananas are recognised as the most important fruit crop -- providing food, nutrition and income for millions in both rural and urban areas ...04 Sep, 2019, 12.31 PM IST
- How tissue culture is helping Bengal’s banana productionEnhanced tissue cultured banana production in West Bengal can be attributed to the initiative taken by the Kolkata-based Jalans of the Keve...07 Oct, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
- NRIs from Gujarat develop a system of cultivating cash cropsCall it bonding or business acumen, this trend among farm-owning NRIs has kept coffers ringing for many villages in Gujarat.21 Apr, 2011, 09.32 PM IST
- Pune emerges major hub for banana exportsMaharashtra, the country’s top banana producer, has begun exports of the fruit from an export facility at Indapur, 140 km southeast of Pune.22 Aug, 2009, 04.04 AM IST
- It’s banana boom in state’s sugar bowlAs the uncertainty over sugarcane prices plays havoc with growers, an increasing number of farmers in the state’s sugar bowl of western Mah...24 Jun, 2009, 02.45 AM IST
- Banana boom in state's sugar bowlAs the uncertainty over sugarcane prices plays havoc with growers, an increasing number of farmers in the state’s sugar bowl of western Mah...23 Jun, 2009, 12.34 AM IST
- Products made of banana stalk yarn win export edgeA Bangalore-based charitable trust (IDF) - has engaged 200 families at Hiriyur in southern Karnataka to produce yarn and fabric from banana...04 Jun, 2008, 01.21 AM IST
- Jamnagar farmers take to banana cultivationJamnagar - one of the formerly princely states on the West coast of Gujarat and well known for the petro refinery and brass part industry w...30 May, 2008, 03.12 AM IST
- DFV demands export subsidy for bananasDesai Fruits and Vegetables (DFV) Chairman and MD Ajit Desai on Saturday demanded subsidy on exports of premium quality bananas from the Ce...10 May, 2008, 03.48 PM IST
- APEDA to set up infra for storage of bananas in countryAgricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) will set up infrastructure for storage of bananas in key clu...29 Oct, 2007, 05.00 PM IST
- Rs 45 crore for Tamil Nadu banana cultivatorsThe subsidy is for banana cultivation in 25,000 hectares of land using drip irrigation.20 Sep, 2007, 05.40 PM IST
- Tissue culture in banana plants getting popularAfter taking banana farmers across the country by storm, tissue-culturing of banana plants, a biotechnology initiative to increase the yiel...16 Jun, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Bananas measure up on bicycles in AssamThe century-old banana market here has an unusual unit of measurement - the bicycle. That has been the convention here, banana grower Hitle...11 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
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