Global Banana Crisis Author: Tyler Beck Published: 12/26/2017 12:31:29 PM Image Source With over $25 billion in global sales, the banana is the world’s most popular fruit. However, the spread of a fungal disease, commonly known as Panama Disease, is threatening the existence of the banana as we know it. The soil-borne fungus has already damaged approximately one-third of Asia and Australia’s banana plantations and has spread west to the Middle East and Africa. If the disease makes its way to Latin America and the Caribbean, which account for 85% of world banana exports , it could be game over for the banana as we know it. While there are over 1,500 varieties of banana, virtually all banana production and sale is of the Cavendish banana. The hundreds of other varieties of bananas are not commercially viable due to their size, shape, color, and taste. Many of the other banana varieties are much smaller, contain seeds, have a differ...
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