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Bananas
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Kenya approves gene-edited BXW-resistant banana for field trials as conventional crop
Success could provide a sustainable and cost-effective defence against a pathogen that currently threatens regional banana and plantain production.
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Namibia harvests its first locally grown bananas as Etunda project targets import reduction
Bananas were planted in January 2025 and are part of efforts to reduce reliance on costly fruit imports.
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Cameroon banana exports rise 1.5% as smaller producers offset PHP drought decline
The drought in Moungo did not spread to the Southwest Region, allowing CDC and CDBM to increase shipments.
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Fusarium epidemic forces Peruvian organic banana sector to shift production south to Olmos Valley
Overall production has remained steady compared with last year, but only because of this geographic shift.
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Russia restricts banana imports from Ecuadorian exporter over quarantine pest detections
These standards require banana shipments to remain free of quarantine organisms listed by the EAEU.