Fiji - Banana Industry - Potential plantation owners in search of land suitable for banana plantations, - travel by boat was the easiest means in this rich virgin land areas... - 2/2/1922 - T. J. McMahon Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336501 Banana Industry - An important part of the global industrial agrobusiness. - Most bananas go into export and international trade for consumption in Western countries. - Bananas are the most popular fruit in the United States, with more consumed annually than apples and oranges combined. - In spite of the multitude of banana species across the world, industrial production is dominated by the Cavendish banana. Fiji Agriculture - Agriculture was once a major stronghold of Fiji’s economy industry - Sugarcane is Fiji’s most important agricultural industry. - Coconut and copra are also important agricultural products. - Fiji also grows and exports bananas, pineapples, watermelons, cereal, rice, corn, ginger, cocoa and tobacco. (https://www.go-fiji.com/agriculture.html)