Our global banana industry is built on one kind: the Cavendish. #banana #fruit #colombia

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[MindAx]

People like the cavendish because in many places we have no other available options

[peicesofsilver]

Corporates have killed food variety, human greed has no end

[why_wait]

Should have included why its called that, at one point all of the worlds Banana were wiped out only leaving a few that were in a private collection to be the future

[TheKrispyfort]

This channel is why I no longer take salt, hats, and gumboots for granted

[mdhasiburrahman]

No not the entire world but only the west, we in our country have at least four or five different kinds

[TheKrispyfort]

I remember the Grue Michel.
It tasted like the artificial banana flavour that people now say tastes nothing like a real banana, ie Cavendish.

Personally, I prefer Lady Finger bananas

[wolfiethedog]

Never knew there are other varieties of bananas....

[Kenjiro]

The Cavendish banana is only popular because it has a long shelf life and is a consistent producer, not because it the most flavorful banana.

[ninacarrasco]

Were safe in brazil, here we eat so many different kinds of bananas.

[sams]

I have 5 varieties of bananas in my yard here in panama

[stevelucas]

Yeah, but they don't taste like the bananas I remember when I grew up as a kid.
I think I dated myself.

[dsyy]

its the most popular cultivar because its *the only available cultivar* because theres only like 2 fruit cartels you can buy these tropical fruit from

[BlueNEXUSGaming]

They've got seeds, but they are 99% sterile. They sometimes are capable of germinating to grow a new crop.

[Banana_Slugcat]

Efficiency ruined tropical fruits for people in non-tropical countries.

[TheKrispyfort]

This is why hobbyist and plant breeding enthusiasts are vital for maintaining genetic diversity in food crops.

Grow some seeded banana herbaceous plants and see if you can come across a seedling or two that is "seedless". 🌱

Enjoy the patent 💛

[meatpilot]

Wow, the problem that united fruit started like 100 years ago and no one fixed is happening again? Who could’ve seen it coming?

[wagohowardmusic]

Or maybe try to let mother be mother… humans will never thrive until we exist with, not against.

[dsmyify]

Every Granny Smith apple, in the world, comes from the same tree.

[roysheaks]

Some places in the world may have to ban the nana. The Philippines has no problems with its bananas. 😊

[allstar]

Artificial banana flavor is based off an extinct banana ⭐️🌈the more you know🌈⭐️