Banana replaces coffee and heart and navel become ingredients in breads and cakes in ES

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Coffee at “banana prices” led rural producers to change plantations and create an agroindustry to process bananas. Agroindustry benefits bananas in ES In Iconha, in the southern region of Espírito Santo, where there are numerous plantations and 35,000 tons of bananas are produced per year, the fruit is the main ingredient in bread, pastry fillings, cakes and sweets from an agroindustry maintained by eight families of small farmers. Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram Erenilda Ferreira Guio, president of the Campinho Farmers Association, said that around 20 years ago, producers decided to study ways to plant the fruit without harming the environment. Banana production in Iconha, ES. Reproduction/TV Gazeta “The idea arose from a need. Coffee was at a very low price. We needed to supplement the family income. As we are family farmers, the properties are small. We thought of doing something different. We focused in working on agroecology and set out to set up the agroindustry”, said Erenilda. READ ALSO: Find out how the climate can interfere with the harvest of Ponkan tangerine and which techniques to avoid losing production Family from ES adapts the production of special conilon and Arabica coffees on the same property Banana heart is used in recipes by ES producers. Reproduction/TV Gazeta No waste Fruits with no commercial value and even the heart or navel of the banana become ingredients for several recipes. Nothing is wasted. Erenilda explains that mangará is a by-product of bananas that most producers throw away. In the past, the ingredient, which is a source of energy, and replaced meat, is a great source of energy. 📲 Join the g1 ES community on WhatsApp and receive our news “Over the years, they were kind of ashamed of using this product, but through a consumer from Greater Vitória who suggested we meet with the associate who already sbaia and rescued a culture that they had forgotten. It is a very good source of food. We make wonderful recipes and everyone who tries it loves it”, said the president of the Association. Agribusiness products are sold at the Iconha fair, do not contain preservatives, are supplied to fairs in Greater Vitória and are taken abroad by the customers’ children. “We have customers who have been our sponsors since 2002 and are with us until today, advertising and defending our work. This is incalculable. It is a good that we have and there is no price to pay”, said Erenilda, president of the Association. At 75 years old, Celésia Bonadiman Marion continues with the same energy she had since joining the association. “It would never end for me. I’m always firm and strong. It’s cool. We work with love. It’s not earned. It’s the association, companions, friends talking, working, inventing”, said the producer. Products made with banana in Iconha, in the south of ES. Reproduction/TV Gazeta ALSO READ: Farmers use drones to prevent and fight pests in crops in ES Drought should be stricter in winter and producers invest in alternatives to suffer less impact in ES Eduardo Oza, Municipal Secretary of Agriculture of Iconha, said that the association is a model in the municipality, mainly because of the history of environmental preservation and social integration. “They are always trying to play important roles in society, not only in the commercialization of the fruit, but also in the processing and reuse of parts that were not reused. They are always looking to improve themselves, improve their production capacity, improve their sales capacity. It is a model association that we like to be together and contribute to this development”, said the secretary. VIDEOS: all about Jornal do Campo See the latest news from g1 Espírito Santo

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