According to a study published in Nature Climate Change, climate change has benefited bananas over the last several decades but the trend will reserve, with climate change eventually causing a negative impact.
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27 countries — accounting for 86 % of the world’s dessert banana production — have on average seen increased crop yield since 1961 — by 1.37 tonnes/hectare every year — due to the changing climate resulting in more favourable growing conditions.
In India, data from the National Horticulture Board show broadly consistent yields in six years leading up to 2016-17, when the provisional yield was 34 tonnes/hectare.
The gains in these 27 countries could be significantly reduced by 2050 — to 1.19-0.59 tonnes/hectare — or disappear completely, if climate change continues at its expected rate.
10 countries — including India and the fourth largest producer, Brazil — could see a significant decline in crop yields.
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