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As Jamaicans, we have a deep-rooted relationship with banana production and consumption, dating as far back as the 1900s when Jamaica became the first commercial producer of bananas in the Western Hemisphere.

Since then, the fruit has been cemented as one of the most affordable and most consumed staples for Jamaicans – eaten by 98% of the population. In fact, most of the 72,848 tonnes of bananas and 60,586 tonnes of plantains that...

The Jamaica Banana Board is on high alert for the prevention of Tropical Race 4 Disease (TR4), which is known to be extremely devastating to the production of bananas and plantains...