A stroll around the Imenti area in Meru reveals swathes of lush green farms where banana plantations are flourishing alongside the region’s traditional crop, miraa (khat). As farmers increasingly ...
Bananas at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia. (USDA Photo) Clemson University scientists have secured a $1.2 million Gates Foundation grant to develop innovative hydroponic technology that could ...
The world’s first 'made in Norfolk' super-bananas resistant to disease should be on global shop shelves by 2028 ...
Scientists have pinpointed crucial genetic resistance to fight a funal disease which threatens the global banana supply in a wild subspecies of the fruit. In a valuable step forward for banana ...
(Beyond Pesticides, November 7, 2024) Organic banana production is significantly more conducive to microbial decomposition than its chemical-intensive counterparts in the Caribbean nation of ...
Kaushambi, often referred to as “Mini Bhusawal” for its large-scale banana production, has more than 2,550 farmers engaged in ...