1 of 23

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Cavendish Banana

Published on Dec 08, 2015

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

banana

collapse
Photo by Ahmad Fuad Morad
2.

the banana has grown to be america's favorite fruit.

Photo by danielito311
3.

trumping the apple in most consumed fruit by americans

Photo by aresauburn™
4.

it started out with the gros michel

Photo by caribbeanfreephoto
5.

popular in the early 1900's but then disease infested

Photo by Scot Nelson
6.

making the sturdy cavendish able to dominate the industry

Photo by Paco CT
7.

but healthy banana crops are being attacked

Photo by CIFOR
8.

by Panama disease race 1

9.

a deadly disease overtaking the cavendish variety and killing crops globally

Photo by marsmet547
10.

what happens when all of the bananas rot with disease?

11.

hybridization

Photo by zeevveez
12.

or genetic engineering?

Photo by rawEarth
13.

a replacement needs to happen..
SOON

Photo by p2-r2
14.

or the whole world will be left banana-less

Photo by dafuriousd
15.

the banana is more than a food on american's grocery shelves

Photo by kkalyan
16.

it is
LIFE

17.

economies

and
Photo by Shared Interest
18.

nourishment

19.

how can you help?

20.

CGIAR

a global partnership that unites research for a food secure future
Photo by ILRI
21.

rtb

roots, tubers, and bananas program
Photo by onkel_wart (thomas lieser)
22.

fund science

Photo by CGIAR Climate
23.

keep bananas

in our global diet
Photo by rAmmoRRison

Friend of Haiku Deck