Producers come together to obtain a geographical indication of the banana in the Vale do Ribeira, Brazil
Fresh Banana
Brazil
Published Oct 22, 2021
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The famous banana from Vale do Ribeira, in São Paulo, can be identified with the seal of origin in the region. The geographical indication (GI) process has already started and at the end of September an itinerant event visited four municipalities in the region – Registro, Miracatu, Eldorado, and Cajati – to guide those interested. Banana is one of the main crops in the Vale do Ribeira region, which comprises 22 municipalities.
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The famous banana from Vale do Ribeira, in São Paulo, can be identified with the seal of origin in the region. The geographical indication (GI) process has already started and at the end of September an itinerant event visited four municipalities in the region – Registro, Miracatu, Eldorado and Cajati – to guide those interested. Banana is one of the main crops in the Vale do Ribeira region, which comprises 22 municipalities. São Paulo is the largest national producer of bananas, accounting for 15.7% of the total produced in Brazil in 2018, according to the Agricultural Economics Institute (IEA-APTA). Vale do Ribeira produced 34.5 million boxes of 21 kilos of banana in 2019, which generated R$ 1 billion for the region and accounted for 65% of the state's fruit production. The process for obtaining the GI is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Sebrae and the Federal Institute of São Paulo, and the participation of various entities such as the São Paulo ...
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