SUPPLY CHAIN AND TRADE PRACTICE - THE OUTLOOK FOR BANANAS IN ASSAM

India is moving towards manufacturing sector from service sector, but the Agricultural sector still plays a vital role in the Indian Economy. Banana, known to be originated in South- East Asian region, is one of the most important staple crops in the world. It is cultivated across the world owing to its significance in terms of household food, nutrition, and social security. The agricultural produced bananas are ample to ensure population food sufficiency as well as income for rural farmers. Assam, a state from the north-east corner of India. The land, blessed with ample natural resources where people depend mostly on agricultural crops. Assam was among the top ten banana producing state in India once, but due to late technological and scientific adoption of modern agricultural methods and other factors pushed it back. India enjoys its position, as the largest volume of Banana producer in the world, but in terms of export it comes nowhere in the topper list. The trade supply chain of fruit and vegetables is short, which means that the products are sold near the production site or at local markets.