Colombia is one of the major players in the international banana market, as the world no. 5 exporter and the no. 2 supplier to the European market. Despite pedoclimatic assets and great experience with the crop, the country began losing momentum from the mid-2000s, in particular because of a chronic lack of investment. However, the long-awaited return of a stabilised political climate and of a more favourable peso/dollar exchange rate has revitalised investment, from both the public authorities and private operators. Official confirmation, in August 2019, of the presence of Panama disease in its TR4 form has focused international attention on Colombia, the first country in the Americas to be affected by this disease.
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