The banana industry provides a very valuable source of foreign exchange for most Caribbean islands. In Dominica for example, the banana business is the second largest employer after the government, providing work for 6,000 farmers with another 700 employed at boxing plants. That's about one third of the country's total work force. Dominica exports around 30.000 tons of bananas each year and earns about EC$40 million (€10 m) annually. Perhaps these are the bananas you eat with your morning cereals?
