What it is
Grown year-round; Grand Naine (G-9) dominates trade. Raw banana goes into chips and powder; the stem gives fibre.
Grand Naine (Cavendish) for ripening and exportNendran (chips)Poovan, Robusta and local types
Where India produces it
- MaharashtraJalgaonNandedSataraAhilyanagarSolapurAkolaPune
2023-24: 6534.35 thousand tonnes
- Andhra PradeshKurnoolY.S.R. KadapaAnanthapuramuEast GodavariWest GodavariVizianagaram
2023-24: 5830.93 thousand tonnes
- Tamil NaduTheniTiruchirappalliCoimbatoreThoothukkudiPudukkottai
2023-24: 4719.95 thousand tonnes
- Uttar PradeshGorakhpurKushinagarFatehpurKaushambiMahrajganj
2023-24: 4191.85 thousand tonnes
- GujaratBharuchAnandNarmadaSuratVadodara
2023-24: 4010.72 thousand tonnes
Where imports come from
India is self-sufficient.
Rules before you buy or sell
- Farm-gate trade usually goes through a state APMC mandi or e-NAM; the state's market fee and trader licence rules apply.
- FSSAI licence or registration is needed to process, pack, store or sell it as food (Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006).
- Ripen with ethylene, not calcium carbide (banned).
Storage and handling
Ship green at about 13-14 °C; ripen in ethylene chambers near the market.
Businesses that use it
Banana Chips →Banana Powder Unit →Banana Ripening Chamber →Banana Fibre Extraction Unit →Tissue-Culture Banana Farming →