In India, bananas account for around 20 percent of the total land surface for crushing growing | Photocredit: KVS Giri
The Indian staple, Desi Banana, can tolerate diseases and unfavorable weather conditions. Despite the concern about the imminent impact of climate change, it will survive the test of time, because of the geography of India and the regions for banana cultivation that expand throughout the country.
A recent report from UK NGO Christian Aid has warned that 60 percent of the best banana -growing areas are at risk due to the rising temperatures of climate change. The report showed that extreme weather, rising temperatures and climate -related vermin are a threat to banana -producing regions, which evoke faster emission cuts and more support for farmers. The report also included case studies, with one about the production of bananas in India.
R Selvarajan, director, Icar – National Research Center for Banana, said line That the Indian banana output will not be influenced so much, because instead of the cultivation of cultivation, a shift is seen in newer regions in the country where farmers opt for the most favorite fruit. “There have been studies that have also investigated the impact of climate change. What we have seen is that the output has not been influenced, but there has been a shift in the region of cultivation. This is well documented,” he said.
In India, bananas account for around 20 percent of the total land surface for the cultivation of crops. “India benefits from other banana-cultivating countries because we have different varieties and we let it grow in both tropical, subtropical and also in semi-dry zones. Climate effects can be more in the tropical regions than subtropical,” he said.
Moreover, the cultivation area in India is expanding – newer regions such as Uttar Pradesh are now among the top cultivators in the country. The cultivation is not limited to southern parts of India such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, but moved to both the north and to the east. About 22 variety of bananas is produced in the country.
According to the report, it is expected from 2050 that India will see a falling yield as a result of climate change and Panama’s disease has returned to a new reincarnation, known as TR4, which has already spread from the middle of Southeast -Asia, India and Africa.
“India has seen an increase in production and now 37 million tons of 1 million ha area are being produced. Nowadays India is becoming tops in production in the production of 135 banana -producing countries and with regions that expand it, it will further strengthen our position,” he said adding “next to, new Cavendish Mutanten Tolerant in GARDEN and BARUARY WILLENT. said.
Because he is asked if Banana is a water guler, Selvarajan said that something is bad. “If it is rightly checked, this is not the case,” he said.
‘Bananas go’
When asked what the process was to do the research, Joe Ware, co-author of “Going Bananas: how climate change threatens the favorite fruit of the world” said “in terms of the process to reach our conclusions, we conducted desk research, composed research that was recently conducted by academic experts.”
Asked for what the remedy was according to him, he said: “As far as a remedy is concerned, we outline some recommendations in the report, including reducing emissions and insuring climate financing is aimed at farmers to help them adapt to climate change.”
Het rapport wijst ook op het feit dat “ondanks dat ‘ondanks’ s werelds grootste producent, India geen grote bananenuitbreiding is, die slechts 12e rangschikt, op $ 2,52 miljoen, door dollarwaarde waard. Tamil Nadu, in het zuiden, het hoogste landoppervlak onder bananenproductie heeft in het algemeen, maar Maharashtra heeft de hoogste productiviteit, omdat het de hoogste productiviteit heeft, omdat het de monocultaten heeft in monocultaten, met een Higher density planting and use of irrigation. ”
According to those who love banana cultivation, the majority of the banana harvest of India is for domestic consumption.
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Published on 25 May 2025
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