Bananas take several weeks to travel by boat from the production areas (in Central America and Africa) to the end markets. Consequently, these are harvested when still green in the banana plantations in order to better withstand transportation and to slow down the natural ripening process. Upon arrival, they are ripened in special ripening chambers in order to obtain the uniform degree of ripeness and colour.

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