Burhanpur, banana city in central India all set to organise its annual Banana Festival

The banana city of central India, Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, is all set to organise its annual Banana Festival from today. The two-day Banana festival is being organised in collaboration with district administration and its various departments under the one-district one-product programme (ODOP).

Burhanpur boasts 23,650 hectares of banana cultivation involving 18,325 farmers, yielding a staggering 16 lakh metric tonnes of bananas. The sales turnover from bananas alone is a formidable 1,700 crore rupees.

The festival is serving as a platform to showcase Burhanpur’s agricultural prowess, inviting companies, experts, and scientists from across the nation to explore investment opportunities in the region.