On the Banana Trail

Take a photographic tour virtual of FHIA's Honduran operation

By Posted 06.28.2005 at 12:00 pm 0 Comments

Can this fruit be saved?: Photo by John B. Carnett

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To photograph our story on the uncertain future of the world’s favorite fruit, New York photographer Jeffrey Weiss traveled to Honduras, where he documented the banana´s life cycle-from fertilization to fruit market.

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