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FAO panel warns plant pests, TR4 banana fungus threaten global food supply
5928164 · April 15, 2024
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A Food and Agriculture Organization panel warned that changing climate conditions are expanding plant pests and diseases; FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu urged early detection, rapid response and coordinated global control, citing the spread of TR4 banana fungus and large numbers of affected farmers.
The Food and Agriculture Organization convened a panel Monday to address rising threats from plant pests and diseases as global temperatures and changing weather patterns shift pest distributions and intensity, the U.N. news brief said.
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