Belgium lab in bid to save banana trade
Scientists try to combat Fusarium Wilt fungus which has decimated trade in the fruit in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Published On 19 Jun 2014
A lab in Belgium is looking for a solution to a fungus called Fusarium Wilt which threatens the banana industry. The fungus has already decimated trade in Indonesia and Malaysia, and scientists are attempting to avoid a repeat of the 1950s when a similar disease decimated the banana trade.
Al Jazeera’s Simon McGregor-Wood reports from Leuven, Belgium.
Source: Al Jazeera