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If there are tonnes of banana, there will not be a market for the fruit. And now it has crossed from 8 lakh hectares of area with almost 30 million tonne production. A farmer may not know where the markets are and who will consume the same. Trichy: Praising Tamil Nadu for its significant contribution to the banana cultivation in the country, Chhabilendra Roul, special secretary of department of agriculture research and education (DARE) and secretary of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) asked the farmers to produce banana to suit the need of the market.Speaking at founders’ day of NRCB here on Friday, he said, “Earlier we produced without seeing who the consumer is, only for the sake of production. That means nearly 200% enhancements in area and production have been witnessed which has coincided with the inception of the institute.“In order to encourage many venture capitalists and exporters, for boosting the banana export which would help the growers to get a good price for their produce, this year the theme of the event was fixed as-- Banana Exports Prospects,” the director said..