It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructive fungus.
A disease that ravages banana crops has made its long-dreaded arrival in Latin America, the biggest exporter of the crop. That's reigniting worries about the global market's dependence on a single type of banana, the Cavendish. For years, scientists have said big banana companies would eventually need to find new banana varieties as the disease spread. Then this month, the fungus was confirmed in Colombia, a major exporter, prompting officials in the country to declare a state of emergency.
Banana industry watchers say it's more proof the Cavendish's days are numbered, but that there's still plenty of time to find alternatives.
we get our banana from other countries
wow they’re going bananas!
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You'd think we could figure out a way to save banana's by now.
BananaFungus already viped out variety...
How overproduction leads to extinction. Humans when will you learn?
We are going overboard to protect fruits in this country
Someone is causing the 'destructive fungus'.
I love banana....but more worried about animals who are on BananaDiet
Zombie virus
Banana prices rising in 3....2....1
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Rich people are the cause. They want to have the banana as a rare delicacy. To that I respond with a message from Aerosmith:
7NY Same thing happened in the 50s. Didn't end well.
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I think seanspicer on DWTS is a similar fungus on abc Disney Shame on you. BoycottDWTS BoycottABC BoycottDisney VisitUniversalparks
It happened about 100 years ago with another variety of banana...which is why the world uses this one. There are apparently so many types of bananas that anyone outside of South America...would be shocked.
Never been a recall or fungus on delicious Doritos... just saying 😜
First we lose the amazon, now the bananas. Who is in charge here? We need an adult.
Hot take: Bananas are way overrated.
Fungus on my bananas is very unappealing.