A deadly plant disease is threatening to wipe out bananas within just five years. Scientists are desperately trying to find a remedy for the 'Sigatoka complex' before bananas as we know them become ...

A new variety of banana that is resistant to black Sigatoka and can be produced using organic and agro-ecological production methods is set to become commercially available in France. The banana ...

If you love a good banana, you had better make the most of them because they might not exist in five to 10 years. According to plant pathologist Ioannis Stergiopoulos, a fast-advancing disease ...

On a recent visit to Viti Levu — Fiji’s main island — my teen daughter and I stayed at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa. The property overlooks stunning Natadola Bay, considered by many to ...

Bananas are one of the world's most important crops, but in recent decades, the plant has been severely affected by a devastating fungal disease known as Black Sigatoka. And the problem looks set to ...

Kampala — The black sigatoka disease poses the highest danger to matooke (highland bananas) in Uganda. The disease attacks all matooke types. The disease is more intense at lower altitudes where warm ...

Suva: Five generations of the Work, Knowles and Lalabalavu families are buried in Sigatoka, central Fiji. Now they are at risk of washing into the sea. In the distance, the great dunes of Sigatoka are ...

It is no surprise Sigatoka River Safari has again successfully defended its title of being Oceania’s Leading Adventure Tour Operator. The River Safari has been the winner for six consecutive years ...

The first thing many travellers do when they touchdown in Fiji is leave. Leave the mainland, Viti Levu, at least, sailing off to popular resort destinations including the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands.