date:Apr 16, 2014
ry of the World Banana Forum. The Forum, whose Secretariat is based at FAO headquarters, promotes sustainable banana production and trade.
The spread of Fusarium wilt banana disease could have a significant impact on growers, traders and families who depend on the banana industry, Fazil Dusunceli, a plant pathologist at FAO, said. Countries need to act now if we are to avoid the worst-case scenario, which is massive destruction of much of the worlds banana crop, said Dusunceli.
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