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Where Did Bananas Originate? Inside the 7,000-Year Journey of One of the World's Oldest Crops
Ancient Origins
Bananas originated in New Guinea and Southeast Asia. The earliest archaeological evidence of banana farming comes from Kuk Swamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
