A recent study reveals that climate change is jeopardizing banana production in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting almost two-thirds of banana-growing regions by 2080. Key factors include rising temperatures, extreme weather, and climate-related pests, impacting countries like Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Colombia. As bananas are crucial for over 400 million people, any decline in yields threatens food security and livelihoods. The report emphasizes that, despite their significant role in global diets, these communities emit very little greenhouse gas, underscoring climate injustice.
What is happening is that my plantation has been dying. So, what has been happening is death, Aurelia Pop Xo, 53, a banana grower in Guatemala, told Christian Aid researchers.
Bananas, especially the cavendish, are sensitive fruits. They require a temperature range between 15C and 35C (59F and 95F) to thrive, and just enough water but not too much.
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