Wilfredo Izaguirre checks on young banana saplings

LA LIMA, HONDURAS: Wilfredo Izaguirre checks on young banana saplings in the nursery of a new banana plantation of Tela Railroad Company, Chiquita Brand's Honduran subsidiary, 17 May 1999 in the area of La Lima, northern Honduras. The company, which lost production on at least 80 percent of its 7,000 hectares(17,000 acres) when Hurricane Mitch ravaged the country in late October-early November of 1998, has launched a multi-million USD effort to replant most of the damaged areas with hopes of starting exports in January 2000. Company officials say that it will take three years for the banana production to be restored to pre-Mitch levels. Bananas are the second biggest export of Honduras after coffee. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images)
LA LIMA, HONDURAS: Wilfredo Izaguirre checks on young banana saplings in the nursery of a new banana plantation of Tela Railroad Company, Chiquita Brand's Honduran subsidiary, 17 May 1999 in the area of La Lima, northern Honduras. The company, which lost production on at least 80 percent of its 7,000 hectares(17,000 acres) when Hurricane Mitch ravaged the country in late October-early November of 1998, has launched a multi-million USD effort to replant most of the damaged areas with hopes of starting exports in January 2000. Company officials say that it will take three years for the banana production to be restored to pre-Mitch levels. Bananas are the second biggest export of Honduras after coffee. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Wilfredo Izaguirre checks on young banana saplings
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