Yes, you are right! I requested a permit of import for Musa basjoo, Musa "Ice Cream", Musa "Saba", Musa "Praying Hands", Musa "Thousand Fingers", Musa "Mysore", "Dwarf Cavendish", "Dhusré" and some other bananas from my old garden in Hamburg for the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil, I asked for that at the Agriculture Ministery of Sao Paulo. But I didn't get one permission, one woman from the Agriculture Ministery told me that it is prohibited to import banana pups to Sao Paulo in Brazil because of the pests and diseases! It was difficulty to get Musa basjoo for Brazil.
Kostas, it might be easier if you do get disease resistant FHIA cultivars, e. g. FHIA-18. I got FHIA-18 from one Brazilian friend of Frutas Raras. Also Mysore. These are resistant and very good for my new garden in Lucianópolis! They are even thriving well despite of the sandy soil! Also the new disease resistant Brazilian cultivars like Preciosa, Japira, Caipira, Tropicana, Garantida, Pacovan Ken, Victoria and some others from
Embrapa — Embrapa are recommened.
It is the best, when you do ask the Greek agricultural ministery for the permit of import of plants from Africa. But I don't believe that the Greek agricultural ministery will permit you to import pups from Africa because of the pests and diseases. You know that Creta is the Greek commercial banana growing area, the agricultural ministery want to protect this against the diseases and pests from Africa. It is the best, when you order banana plants from
Bananen Shop, this is the best.
For me it is the best, when I order pups from Frutas Raras, Mariplantas.com.br or from the plant dealer in Duartina (he orders plants for me, I got even one baobao, Adansonia digitata, monkey fruit tree for my yard, this is rare in Brazil!) and Embrapa.
Also you can order seeds and grow bananas from seed, it is not difficulty, you can order at
rarepalmseeds.com - palm seeds, cycad seeds, banana seeds
Best wishes
Basjoofriend