Fungal infections can kill Colombian bananas
Slowly, humanity seems reach an important juncture: either it is cultivating and consuming a new type of genetically modified banana, or it is giving up banana permanently – Index wrote.
National Geographic, citing the Colombian Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, writes that the fungal infection TR4 has reached Latin American sites, which is fatal to Cavendish banana, which accounts for most of the world’s banana production. (Index)
Related news
Lidl talked about is sustainability efforts at Fruit Logistica
The Fruit Logistica conference in Berlin provided an important forum…
Read more >Banana cultivation faces global challenges
The World Banana Forum (WBF), the global forum of the…
Read more >The UN FAO urges more cooperation in the banana sector
The participants of the Fourth Banana World Forum will discuss…
Read more >Related news
OECD: Food price inflation fell sharply in most countries
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD,…
Read more >MBH Bank: Growth may accelerate in the second half of the year, next year GDP may increase by 3.7 percent
The outlook for the Hungarian economy is stable, so thanks…
Read more >