Reforestation of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil - Serra da Beleza

Agro-Restoration Project in partnership with EMATER - Rio - official environmental agency for the state of Rio de Janeiro


Preparing the marsh area prior to planting the Silver Bananas - Banana Prata (Musa SP)
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The Bananeiral with flowering Quaresmeiras
2020
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Alair our farm hand under one of our bananeiras.
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The original Banana saplings were two years old on arrival, they are now three years old. In two years time we will be able to start harvesting the bananas .
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The banana plantation
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Bananas in the marshes
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Alair tendering the banana plantation.
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Guinho tendering the banana plantation; a sapling of Açai palm in the foreground.
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Our first banana crop from the planting in July 2019.
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Our first banana crop in 2020.

Updated April 2022
The Bananeiral through the Years

2020    2019