The World Banana Forum (WBF) is very pleased to announce the election of Renwick Ellsworth Adrian Rose as the Chairperson of its Executive Board.

"After years of postponement due to concerns over the potential spread of pests and diseases into production countries, the Third Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) is due to take place later this year in a country famed for its neutrality – Switzerland."

The Banana Market Review, issued once a year, contains information and analysis on global banana trade, including imports, exports, prices and policy changes. Information and data comes from various sources, including FAO member nations, traders and the world press.

This Steering Committee meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the challenges that the banana industry is currently facing and to share the results of the WBF’s Working Groups on environment, distribution of value, gender & labour rights, and our global events and alliances. It is also a valuable opportunity to prepare the WBF Global Conference that will take place in the second semester of 2017.

The Secretariat of the World Banana Forum (WBF) based at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to invite you to a side event to discuss potential approaches to prevent, manage and contain the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the Fusarium wilt disease, which is a significant threat to banana farmer's livelihoods worldwide.