Climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world’s most important producing and exporting countries, a study has revealed.

Bananas are recognised as the most important fruit crop – providing food, nutrition and income for millions in both rural and urban areas across the globe.

While many reports have looked at the impact of climate change on agricultural production, the effect of rising temperatures and changing rainfall has on crucial tropical crops such as the banana are less well understood.

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