Climate change poses an enormous threat to the global banana business

Published 2024년 3월 12일

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Banana prices are predicted to increase in the future due to the effects of global warming on the industry's ability to fight plant diseases such as Fusarium Wilt TR4, says Pascal Liu, a senior economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The fungal infection TR4, whose spores are 'extremely resistant', is a significant threat to the industry and is expected to spread more rapidly due to abnormal weather conditions. Liu anticipates that unless there is a substantial rise in supply, banana prices will continue to be relatively high.

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Banana prices will increase during the next few years as a global rise in temperatures makes it even harder for the industry to tackle plant diseases like Fusarium Wilt TR4. That was the message conveyed to BBC News this week by Pascal Liu, senior economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and a key member of the World Banana Forum. The latter organisation holds its fourth conference at FAO headquarters in Rome this week. “I think climate change is really an enormous threat to the banana sector,” Liu told the BBC. The industry’s biggest concern remains the fungal infection TR4. According to Liu, Fusarium Wilt spores are “extremely resistant” and likely to be spread ...

Source: Fruitnet