Presentation support realized and used by Inge Van Der Bergh, Inge van den Bergh, Scientist and ProMusa Coordinator, Bioversity International, during the Third Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) on the subject of the Sustainability in the Banana Industry. The presentation mainly focuses on the lack of diversity in the sector, mainly at the genetical and crop level. It also presents the outpus of the Working Group 1 (WG1) of the WBF.

2. Inge Van den Bergh, Senior Scientist and ProMusa coordinator, Bioversity International

3. http://www.promusa.org/blogpost516-
The-hidden-side-of-banana-diversity

4. http://www.apsnet.org/publications/apsnetfeatures/
Pages/PanamaDiseasePart1.aspx

6. Luske, B. 2010. Comprehensive Carbon Footprint Assessment Dole Bananas. Soil and More International B.V., Waddinxveen, The
Netherlands. 45p. http://dolecrs.com/uploads/2012/06/Soil-More-Carbon-Footprint-Assessment.pdf
Greenhouse gas emissions
per ton of bananas (kg CO2e/ton)
within the different phases of the
banana supply chain
Overseas transport
Farming practices
Packaging
Ripening

8. http://www.promusa.org

9. http://www.fao.org/world-banana-forum/projects/good-practices/en/ http://www.promusa.org/Pesticide-reducing+practices+portal

10. Environmental practices:
 Organic production
 Organic agriculture
 Pesticide management
 Carbon footprint
 Water footprint
Social practices:
 Women’s employment
 Women’s committees
 Collective bargaining
 Migrant workers
 Child labour
Standards and certifications:
 Private codes of conduct
 Fair trade standards
 Organic certification
 Good Agricultural Practices
 ISO14001
 Voluntary sustainability standards
PRACTICAL PDFs
http://www.fao.org/world-banana-forum/projects/good-practices/en/

11.  Partners: FAO/WBF, Ministries of Agriculture and
Environment of Costa Rica, GIZ, CORBANA, Fyffes,
Tesco, Dole, INTECO, Earth University, Chiquita, Agrofair,
Platanera Rio Sixaola. Operator: Gestarse
 Global scope, pilot country Costa Rica
 Bring global leading technical expertise in the field
 Promote governance and value-chain approaches
from producers to retailers
 Official endorsement by the Costa Rican government
(MAG, MINAE)
 First phase funded by GIZ
 Foundations for the next NAMA for bananas,
governance structure and baseline for country
strategy in Costa Rica for low-carbon bananas.
 Publication available
GUIDE TO REDUCE CARBON AND WATER
FOOTPRINTS