APAO- Asociación Productores Artesanal Orgánico Tierra Nueva

Asociación de Productores Artesanales y Orgánicos Tierra Nueva (APAO Tierra Nueva) is a small banana producer organization with producers located in the Machala, Milagros and Mariscal Sucre provinces of Ecuador. APAO Tierra Nueva was formed with only 30 producers in 2002 but quickly reached 73 members in 2004, when they also sold between 500 and 1,000 boxes a week. All producers are organic certified.