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Did you know? Under FAO's auspices, the International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) safeguards the world’s largest banana collection - 1,600+ accessions of edible & wild species - preserving diversity for future generations. 🔗alliancebioversityciat.org/services/geneb… Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Did you know that bananas are the most consumed and traded fruit in the world? While over 1,000 varieties exist, the Cavendish dominates international trade, accounting for nearly 100% of exports - even though it represents less than half of global production. via World Banana Forum


📡🍌Equipos Food and Agriculture Organization en Jornada Internacional de Innovación Fitosanitaria en Musáceas, junto a OIRSA, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention. 🗣️"Las tecnologías están transformando las estrategias fitosanitarias, especialmente en prevención y contención", Raixa Llauger, oficial de Agricultura.





🇵🇾 SENAVE, Food and Agriculture Organization, COSAVE, & IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention hosted a regional training & simulation to prevent & contain Fusarium TR4, a major banana threat. 🔬 Experts trained on Surveillance & biosecurity, AI-powered monitoring, and early detection & response. 🍌 Bananas fuel


🚨 On Jan 15, the WBF hosted a webinar on Fusarium wilt TR4 in Asia, featuring experts from leading research institutions and the private sector from major banana-producing countries in Asia. The reports are now out! 🔗EN: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… 🔗ES: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…



Rural people and nature are interlinked. So when biodiversity declines, so too does their ability to adapt to climate change. We can't let this happen⬇️via International Fund for Agricultural Development




📢The methodological guide to reduce carbon and water footprints in banana plantations is now available in French! 🌍Francophone colleagues - don’t miss this chance to gain insights on GHG accounting, footprint evaluation and sustainability reporting. 🔗openknowledge.fao.org/items/32a1a16e…