I agree that the large banana plantations currently use a lot of chemicals that harm the environment. But the same can be said of many other large scale agricul

I agree that the large banana plantations currently use a lot of chemicals that harm the environment. But the same can be said of many other large scale agricultural products. When you go to tropical countries you will find that they frequently that bananas also are frequently grown in gardens and on the side of the roads. It is unlikely that these are all treated with a lot of chemicals, so a sustainable cultivation appears to be possible.