The industry faces a number of challenges. Farmers sound the alarm as banana prices surge due to uncontrollable forces — here ...

The world’s largest banana provider is teaming-up with frozen dessert maker and home composter to honor of National Banana Day on April 16.

Large-scale banana plantations in Latin America and the Caribbean could face a “dramatic” reduction in “suitable” growing area by 2080 due to rising temperatures, a new study warns. Banana production ...

One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a ...

Dries Gouws, a former surgeon in Zambia, planted 30 acres of banana trees on a bankrupt citrus farm outside of Maputo 14 years ago. He slowly grew the operation into what he now calls Bananalandia.

In 2019 his worst nightmare came true – the call came in from a farm in Colombia. Banana plants were showing wilted yellow leaves and wanted to send him samples. “It was like a bad dream ...

The disease is a significant threat to banana production in several countries, particularly in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.

A study by the University of Exeter, published in Nature Food, has found that unless urgent action is taken, 60 per cent of banana-growing regions in Latin America and the Caribbean will struggle ...

The Dole Lanka banana farm that was set up on land belonging to the Somawathiya National Park (SNP), has been dismantled. According to sources, farm machinery has been removed, and young banana trees ...

Equifruit, North America’s leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, has achieved a spot on The Globe and Mail’s brand-new ranking ...