Continuing with the thematic thread related to the production of musaceae, it is worth mentioning that within the world economy, musaceae are of utmost importance, being bananas the fourth most important crop in the world. In Latin America and the Caribbean, around 10 million tons are produced and consumed in the world, thus, it is considered that their cultivation is an important source of employment and income for these areas of the world.

To better understand the economics of banana and plantain cultivation, it is worth knowing the following: Musaceae are perennial crops that grow rapidly and can be harvested year-round; banana plants reproduce asexually by sprouting offshoots from a subway stem; the shoots have vigorous growth and can produce a ripe bunch in less than a year; almost 85 percent of production comes from relatively small plots and home gardens where there are no statistics.

In many developing countries, most banana production is for self-consumption or locally traded, thus playing an essential role in food security, the importance of bananas as a food crop in tropical areas cannot be underestimated.

The cost of production has two opposing characteristics, which are sometimes not well understood in developing countries, the first is that in order to produce goods one must spend; this means generating a cost, the second characteristic is that costs should be kept as low as possible and unnecessary ones eliminated. This does not mean cutting or eliminating costs indiscriminately.