00998nam a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000240006024501240008426002000020852002860040865000090069465000100070365300230071370000160073670000220075270000150077470000150078919096242013-11-01       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aRODRIGUEZ, M. A. D.  aClosing keynotebbananas and plantains in Latin American and the Caribbean: current state, challenges and perspectives.  aIn: PROMUSA SYMPOSIUM, 2011, Salvador. Bananas and plantains: toward sustainable global production and improved uses: abstracts. [Montepellier.]: [Bioversity International, 2011. p.177-178.c2011  aLatin America and the Caribbean (LAC), although not the center of origin of banana and plantain, grow 28% of the global production. Approximately 20 million tons (64% of production) are locally consumed and seven countries of the region are in the top ten banana exporting nations.  aMusa  apests  aProduction systems1 aGARMING, H.1 aVAN DEN BERGH, I.1 aSTAVER, C.1 aLECOST, T.