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[โ€“] droans@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They still exist but they aren't bred at scale anymore.

A lot of the suitable land for the banana is contaminated with the fungus that causes Panama Disease so they can only be planted on land without it.

A decade ago, a new strain of the fungus that infects Cavendish was detected. There isn't any real replacement or treatment for it yet, meaning there is a high chance that all edible bananas will go extinct.