The banana in Colombia

Colombia is one of the major players in the international banana trade as the world no.5 exporter and no. 2 supplier to the European market. Despite pedoclimatic assets and great cultivation experience, the country has lost some competitiveness in recent years, especially because of a chronic lack of investment. However, the restoration at last of stabilised political climate and the return to a more favourable peso/dollar exchange rate seems to have reinvigorated investment, both from the public authorities and from private operators.