Overview

• The Christian Aid report projects that nearly two-thirds of Latin America's and the Caribbean's banana-growing regions could become unsuitable by 2080 due to climate change.
• Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and fungal diseases like fusarium tropical race 4 are devastating banana crops across the region, which supplies 80% of global exports.
• Smallholder farmers, such as those in Guatemala, report dying plantations and loss of income, with some saying climate impacts are arriving sooner than expected.
• Christian Aid is calling on developed nations to reduce carbon emissions and provide international climate finance to help banana growers adapt to worsening conditions.
• Organizations like Fairtrade Foundation and Banana Link are urging businesses and consumers to support Fairtrade-certified bananas and advocate for systemic food production reforms.