Food Security

Here’s how nuclear technology could save the banana

IAEA is helping scientists from six Latin American countries detect and contain diseases in banana crops – using nuclear and related techniques.

IAEA is helping scientists from six Latin American countries detect and contain diseases in banana crops – using nuclear and related techniques. Image: Unsplash/Max Ducourneau

Victoria Masterson
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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Using technologies related to nuclear technology, scientists are helping to breed disease-resistant bananas in Latin America.
Using technologies related to nuclear technology, scientists are helping to breed disease-resistant bananas in Latin America. Image: Statista

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