Cavendish Bananas in Danger?

  Bananas are regarded as the world’s healthiest food. They are known for their enormous health benefits. They are rich in antioxidants and aid in digestion and combat certain types of cancer. More than 100 billion bananas are consumed every year and are the most important food crops in the world after wheat, rice and corn. There are numerous Cavendish banana exporters .  Off late, bananas have made headlines not due to their health benefits but because a powerful disease is threatening the banana industry.   During the harvest season last year, banana farmers in Jordan and Mozambique made a discovery. Their plants were no longer bearing creamy fruits they had been growing for decades.  Scientists found that a fungus is turning bananas into a rotting, fibrous mass in Southeast Asia.  The Panama disease, also known as Fusarium Wilt, is a lethal fungal disease that is affecting the banana plant. It blocks the flow of n...