By Linda Eve Seth A banana is an elongated, edible fruit — botanically a berry — produced by several kinds of large treelike, herbaceous flowering plants. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – ...

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 ...

The head of fruit and vegetable major Fresh Del Monte has warned of a global banana shortage linked to diseases and climate change. Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh said yesterday (30 July) he ...

It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructive fungus. A disease that ravages banana crops has made ...

Costa Rica’s banana sector took a hard hit in the first half of 2025, with exports dropping 20.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The main culprits are excessive rainfall and the rapid ...

In a small plot in the Northern Territory, banana plants have thrived for almost a decade in soil that should kill them. According to those who have tried the fruit, they taste exactly like a banana ...

"2025 proved that our technology delivers, not in the distant future, but right now," says Tropic CEO Gilad Gershon.

UK agbiotech Tropic raises $105m to scale gene-edited non-browning and extended shelf-life bananas, and advance TR4-resistant varieties.