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The banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survival (phys.org)

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The current banana is cheapest to transport. They can be harvested when still unripe and ripe along the way, so no expensive fast transport is needed. They're are many other varieties, but this one was the easy moneymaker.