The government's greatest problem, however, centered on another aspect of the banana industry.
The banana industry also accounts for 2.5 percent of total export revenues, with 55,000 tons produced in 1999.
Hector worked in the banana industry for over 16 years, as a statistics officer and information technology assistant.
Rahan is now a center of research and consultation for the banana industry throughout the world.
In some of the countries, more than half of the labor force is tied to the banana industry.
The banana industry is especially oriented for exportation, and plays a huge role in the city's economy.
More late, the Jamaican workers began working for the banana industry, whose production grew to its peak in 1907.
About 700 families, many of them connected to the banana industry, are living in tents.
The banana industry was in a serious crisis.
The civil war and severe flooding have devastated the banana industry.