disease-resistant

The New Yorker article says big banana companies like Dole and Chiquita are reportedly working on developing a replacement or disease-resistant variety of the Cavendish, which has become the mass-market banana of choice for farmers and distributors because it provides a lot of fruit that can weather overseas shipping without bruising too easily or ripening too quickly.

EatingWell: Yes, We'll Still Have Bananas EatingWell 2011

The New Yorker article says big banana companies like Dole and Chiquita are reportedly working on developing a replacement or disease-resistant variety of the Cavendish, which has become the mass-market banana of choice for farmers and distributors because it provides a lot of fruit that can weather overseas shipping without bruising too easily or ripening too quickly.

EatingWell: Yes, We'll Still Have Bananas EatingWell 2011

Nestlé said it is working with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to improve coffee productivity through better farming practices, as well as to distribute high-yield, disease-resistant plantlets.

Nestlé to Build Factory in Vietnam John Revill 2011

Governments and food companies such as Nestlé SA and Mars Inc. have invested heavily in researching cocoa's genetics and breeding, but the research has yet to produce disease-resistant varieties.

Deadly Fungus Threatens Latin American Cocoa Crop Jean Guerrero 2011

The occasionally connected cloud solution allowed NGOs to use rugged laptops to train farmers about how to manage the disease and grow disease-resistant strains of Cassava.

William Brindley: Three Tech Trends Shaping a Bright Global Future William Brindley 2012

There, over the course of twenty years, he perfected a variety of high-yielding short-strawed, disease-resistant wheat.

Robert Hormats: Innovating Our Way to a Second Green Revolution Robert Hormats 2011

There, over the course of twenty years, he perfected a variety of high-yielding short-strawed, disease-resistant wheat.

Robert Hormats: Innovating Our Way to a Second Green Revolution Robert Hormats 2011

There, over the course of twenty years, he perfected a variety of high-yielding short-strawed, disease-resistant wheat.

Robert Hormats: Innovating Our Way to a Second Green Revolution Robert Hormats 2011

There, over the course of twenty years, he perfected a variety of high-yielding short-strawed, disease-resistant wheat.

Robert Hormats: Innovating Our Way to a Second Green Revolution Robert Hormats 2011

The occasionally connected cloud solution allowed NGOs to use rugged laptops to train farmers about how to manage the disease and grow disease-resistant strains of Cassava.

William Brindley: Three Tech Trends Shaping a Bright Global Future William Brindley 2012