One million eight hundred thousand banana units were sold by weight in different popular sectors of Greater Santo Domingo during the week of musaceae consumption, an activity organized by the Special Fund for Agricultural Development (FEDA).
The announcement was made by the director of the FEDA, Efraín Toribio, during the contest Win a Prize Eating Banana, in which employees of the different institutions of the agricultural sector participated.
Around twenty competitors participated in the contest for the sum of RD $ 30,000 for the first place, RD $ 20,000 for the second and RD $ 10,000 for the third.
The first place winner was Ney Aníbal Pérez, an employee of Los Comedores Econónicos; the second Ángelo Martínez, from Banco Agrícola, and the third prize was divided between Elvis Carvajal and Alfred Pichardo.
The objective of the activity was to promote the consumption of bananas, with which various dishes can be prepared, such as the traditional mangú, mofongo, fried ripe and green, sweet and pastelones, among others, explains a statement from the institution.
The contest was held in the parking lot of the Banco Agrícola building, in the Los Héroes Center.
About the banana
The banana, originally from South Asia, is one of the most consumed foods in the country and is grown in all the provinces of the national territory.
The main areas of this crop are the Central Cibao (La Vega, Espaillat, Duarte and Hermanas Mirabal), in the Northwest (Valverde and Montecristi) and in the South (Peravia, Azua, Barahona and Bahoruco).
In the country, between 850,000 and one million annual banana tasks are grown, of the varieties Barahonero, Male by Female, Male three Quarter, FHIA20, FHIA21, among others, the note details.
The consumption of bananas in the country is estimated at more than two billion units per year, including those consumed by snack companies and it is estimated that in the country there are about 50,000 producers of this musacea.
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