Bananas
SIPEF started growing the Cavendish variety of bananas in Côte d’Ivoire in 1985. Today, our banana operations cover an area of 1,257 hectares in the southern Lagunes Region of the country. SIPEF’s bananas are selected and packed for export at one of our seven packing stations.
Banana cultivation accounted for 9.6% of SIPEF's total revenue in 2024. All of our banana estates are 100% Fairtrade certified.
Around 90% of our banana production is exported for sale in the United Kingdom and on the European market, with the remainder being sold regionally, in West Africa. SIPEF’s activities in Côte d’Ivoire are managed by our subsidiary, Plantations J. Eglin SA, which is one of the country's three major banana exporters.
SIPEF's banana production increased by 24.6% in 2024
