The Centre will ensure initiatives to step up banana exports from India, the world's largest producer, said Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh. | |
| Despite the fact that India is the largest banana producer, with 17 million tonnes per annum, the country did not have a presence in the global market, he said. |
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| Adequate infrastructure facilities like ripening centres,cold storage system and refrigerated mobilisation led to a reduction in post harvest losses which accrued to 25 per cent as per a National Research Centre for Banana survey. |
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| He said thrust should be given on markets in the West Asia, China,Japan and East Europe. |
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