Climate change “kill” banana cultivation?
“The climate crisis threatens the future of the world's most popular fruit,” alerts the British “The Guardian”. According to the new report of the Christian Aid organization, Increasing temperatures, extreme weather phenomena And pests are harassed by countries where bananas are grown, such as Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia. It is estimated that 80 percent banana exports that supply supermarkets around the world come from Latin America and the Caribbean. This is one of the regions most exposed to extreme weather phenomena and climate change.
The fourth most important cultivation in the world
“The Guardian” emphasizes that bananas are the most common fruit in the world. It's also The fourth most important food cultivation in the world, after wheat, rice and corn. About 80 percent Bananas cultivated in the world are intended for local consumption. At the same time, over 400 million people involve these fruits to get from 15 to 27 percent. daily calorie demand. Banana crops are destroyed “by man -caused crisis climatic”. This is a threat to the basic source of food and community income sources“which have practically not contributed to the emission in any way gases greenhouse causing global warming. ”
“What is happening is death”
– Climate changes kill our crops. We have no income because we can't sell anything. My plantation dies, so what is happening is death – Christian Aid Aurelia Pop XO, a 53 -year -old banana planter at Guatemala, told researchers. “The Guardian” adds that Bananas, and especially their Cavendish variety, are fruits sensitive to temperatures. “They require temperature In the range of 15 to 35 degrees Celsius to grow well, and the right amount of water – but not too much ” – we read. They are also sensitive to storms. Cavendish is the vast majority of exports.
An appeal to rich countries. “We have to wake up”
“The climate crisis directly harms growth conditions and contributes to the spread of fungal diseases that are already decimating crops,” emphasizes the British journal. The Christian Aid organization appeals to the rich countries, “which are most responsible for the climate crisis”, Fr. urgent departure from fossil fuels and fulfilling commitments to ensure funding that will help the communities of poorer countries adapt to changing climatic conditions. – Bananas are not only the favorite fruit of the world, it is also a necessary food for millions of people. We have to wake up – alerts Osai Ojigho from Christian Aid.
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Source: “The Guardian”