Scientists have pinpointed crucial genetic resistance to a fungal disease that threatens the global banana supply in a wild subspecies of the fruit. In a valuable step forward for banana breeding ...

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 ...

Which place is known as the Banana Capital of India? Discover why Jalgaon holds this title, its banana production scale, climatic advantages, agricultural practices, economic importance and ...

For more than two decades, banana farming was the lifeline of Euphrasie Mukankaka, a 56-year-old farmer from Nzige Sector in Rwamagana District. A mother of five, Mukankaka and her husband began ...

SYDNEY - An outbreak of a feared disease affecting banana plants has been confirmed on an Australian farm, raising worries over the outlook for the country's $420 million industry. The so-called ...

Agriculture is long rooted in traditional methods and processes. Over the millennia, agriculture has undergone significant transformations with the introduction of technology, from human and ...

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 ...