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Bananas, avocados, and other beloved foods that may go extinct soon ......When someone mentions the word "extinction," dinosaurs and dodo birds likely come to mind. The truth, however, is that some species facing the gravest and most-immediate risk are not animals but plants. Many of those plants are used to make the food that billions of people depend on for the bulk of their daily caloric intake. In other cases, the endangered plants are used to make foods that are not as crucial but just as hard to imagine never smelling, touching, or tasting ever again. ........... According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the planet's population is expected to grow by one-third by 2050, and agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to meet that ballooning demand. The problem is that the world's farms will have to undergo radical changes in design and strategy if they'll grow enough crops to feed all those people. That's largely because of climate change. While global warming has long been associated with melting ice and rising seas, one of the most-dangerous potential consequences is the effect a warming planet is likely to have on global food security. ........... "More extreme weather events and an increased unpredictability of weather patterns have already made an impact on agriculture and food security, leading to production reductions and lower incomes in vulnerable areas,” according to the IAEA. ........... Because of that, as well as some issues not directly related to climate change, you might be wrapping up your relationship with some of your favorite foods, even if you don't know it. As the global agriculture industry feels the heat of a changing planet, it will have to adapt to a world that is far less hospitable to the food currently on the market. From fruits, sweets, and condiments to the crops that the multitudes depend on every day to live, keep reading to check out Stacker's list of foods you ought to enjoy now, as they might not be here forever. ........... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Banana waste technology begins to bear fruit for Aussie company MANUFACTURING .......A publicly-listed company that has spent more than two decades perfecting its system of turning banana plantation waste into wood and paper products says it has proven the profitability of the technology and is preparing for a global expansion. ....... Andrew Spence https://theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/?p=41010 ...... Workers unload waste banana trees at the factory in Egypt where it is turned into wood and paper products. Papyrus Australia, which is based in Adelaide, South Australia, has watched its share price triple this month after announcing L39 as a cornerstone investor and reporting that its Egyptian factory has become profitable for the first time. ....... The company has developed technology to process banana waste into a range of products including veneer for furniture and musical instrument manufacture, moulded products such as food containers and plates, liquid fertiliser and garden peat. ....... It now aims to increase production in the Sohag factory, hire key staff and embark on a significant capital raise with the help of L39 Capital, which will allow it to manufacture ‘turn-key factories’ and sell them to banana plantations in developing countries around the world. ....... Papyrus Australia was founded in Adelaide in the mid-1990s after Ramy Azer moved to Australia with his Adelaide-born wife Phoebe to complete a Masters in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide. ....... He soon developed a technique for producing veneer from banana tree trunks and has since expanded the technology to include all parts of the waste banana plant. ....... “The question is always asked ‘what is an Adelaidean company doing in banana land’?” Azer, the company’s managing director said. ....... “But we are not banana processors, we are machine builders and technology makers so what the Adelaide company is actually doing is designing and building machines for export and commissioning in banana producing countries.” Unlike other fruit trees such as apples and oranges, a banana palm takes 6-8 months to grow to maturity, producing one large bunch. The tree is then cut down and left to rot and a new shoot is grown in its place. ....... Food containers made from the banana waste. ....... Generally grown in the tropics, bananas also fruit year-round and are not constrained by seasonality. ....... This creates a lot of waste but Azer said it also created a lot of opportunity as it provided a constant supply of fresh feedstock. .......CLICK HERE TO READ MORE