Corporación Bananera Nacional

Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA) is a non-governmental institution in Costa Rica supporting the national banana industry.

CORBANA was established in 1971 to develop the banana industry and to serve banana producers.[1]

CORBANA provides technical assistance to the Government of Costa Rica, promotes scientific research to improve banana farming, operates a fund to provide capital to producers, and compiles national and international banana production and consumption figures for the industry and government.[2]

CORBANA is funded by the government and by banana producers.[3]

References
  1. About Us Corporación Bananera Nacional. Retrieved: 2013-10-31.
  2. What we do Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine Corporación Bananera Nacional. Retrieved: 2013-10-31.
  3. Paying for Progress: A Collective Effort Needed Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine The Tico Times, 2006-04-21.


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