Bananas are the world??s most popular fruit and@ according to the FAO@ the fourth most important crop in the developing world after rice@ wheat and maize. This volume discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques to make production more sustainable. Part 1 reviews current yields@ production trends and constraints. Part 2 surveys ways of improving cultivation practice whilst Part 3 discusses harvest and post-harvest operations. The final part of the book assesses ways of measuring and improving the environmental impact of banana cultivation. Drawing on an international range of expertise@ this collection focuses on ways of achieving more sustainable cultivation of banana at each step in the value chain@ from propagation to post-harvest operations. This comprehensive collection will be a standard reference for the banana research community as well as banana producers. Author: Gert Kema@ Andre Drenth