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lorax · 10-23-2008, 12:48 PM

Most of the USA's bananas come from Ecuador, and if the Cavendishes here fail, we will start exporting Panama-resistant Sedas (which you used to know as Gros Michel) again, I suppose. As far as I'm aware, the largest banana importer in the world is America.

What is most significant is that a second Panama disease outbreak will mean the end of monocultured bananas in this country; it's already been decided by our banana council that if the Cavendishes fail, laws will be passed banning banana monoculture and encouraging banana permaculture. Those Sedas we have are due to small farmers growing their banana plants in mixed plantation with papaya and coffee, which were found to have Panama-deterrent effects.

Neat, huh?

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lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 301,847 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Cavendish replacement efforts Most of the USA's bananas come from Ecuador, and if the Cavendishes here fail, we will start exporting Panama-resistant Sedas (which you used to know as Gros Michel) again, I suppose. As far as I'm aware, the largest banana importer in the world is America. What is most significant is that a second Panama disease outbreak will mean the end of monocultured bananas in this country; it's already been decided by our banana council that if the Cavendishes fail, laws will be passed banning banana monoculture and encouraging banana permaculture. Those Sedas we have are due to small farmers growing their banana plants in mixed plantation with papaya and coffee, which were found to have Panama-deterrent effects. Neat, huh?