Fredy Rivera feels trapped between the bananas and the ornamental flowers. Stretching as far as you can see are rows of dwarf banana trees owned by the giant Del Monte/RJ Reynolds Corporation. Across the road are six soccer-size fields of ornamental plants, rows of flower boxes covered by black mesh tenting to provide shelter from the sun and rain. The nursery is owned by a US investor from Florida.
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