According to Nishanth K., a banana farmer from Kerala’s Wayanad district, every district in Kerala has its favorite banana. Nishanth himself has over 250 varieties of bananas on his farm. His farm is something of a museum of bananas, showcasing rare varieties from across the globe. There is also the stunningly red-leaved Siang Ruby from Thailand, the Walking or Running Banana that propagates its suckers at least five feet away from the main tree and the very curious looking Praying Hands from Philippines that has fruits that resemble two palms in prayer with each “hand” typically made up of six to seven individual fruits fused with each other.
Nishanth developed a passion for banana cultivation as a child, learning from his teacher-farmer father on the family-owned farm in his hometown. “Whatever I know about farming, I learned from him. He learned from his father. We grew everything from paddy to vegetables, fruits and even cash crops like coffee and pepper,” Nishanth reminisced.
Source: india.mongabay.com