People have become a millionaire in few years from commercial farming of banana in a bigha of land. Nepal produces banana worth Rs. 2.66 billion annually, according to government statistics. The country produces 88,849 tons of banana on 5,714 hectares of land. The banana output accounts for 0.4 percent of the Agriculture Gross Domestic Product (AGDP). Other large producers are Morang, Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Sunsari, Rupendehi and Kapilvastu. Production in these districts amounted 10,635 tons, 8,021 tons, 6,202 tons, 6,038 tons, 3,661 tons and 2,893 tons respectively.
