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April 19, 2019 02:40 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/WGA6cJ4cvg8/the-quest-to-save-the-banana-from-extinction
The Quest To Save the Banana From Extinction
Panama disease, an infection that ravages banana plants, has been sweeping across Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The impact has been devastating. From a report: In the Philippines alone, losses have totalled US$400m. And the disease threatens not only the livelihoods of everyone in this US$44 billion industry but also the 400m people in developing countries who depend on bananas for a substantial proportion of their calorie intake. However, there may be hope. In an attempt to save the banana and the industry that produces it, scientists are in a race to create a new plant resistant to Panama disease. But perhaps this crisis is a warning that we are growing our food in an unsustainable way and we will need to look to more radical changes for a permanent solution.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/WGA6cJ4cvg8/the-quest-to-save-the-banana-from-extinction
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