banana plantation

Yellow fruit farm

A banana plantation is a large-scale agricultural operation dedicated to growing bananas commercially.

These farms, concentrated in tropical regions of Central America, South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, produce fruit for export to global markets.

The term often carries connotations of colonial-era agriculture and labor exploitation: The company owned banana plantations across three countries.

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agricultural scale and organization

banana plantationsubsistence farm

Self-sufficient agricultural plot

kitchen garden · backyard garden · allotment · community garden · smallholding

crop type and cultivation method

banana plantationapple orchard

Cultivated fruit tree farm

orchard · vineyard · wheat field · grain farm · mixed farm

land use

banana plantationwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

virgin forest · nature reserve · fallow land · desert · wildlife sanctuary

Family

banana, plantation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G