New Zealand’s food system – from production to delivery – has been built around efficiency rather than resilience to climate change and natural disasters. But there are solutions.
I thought Australia only allowed sale of Australian grown bananas or something like that making bananas super expensive?
Home gardeners grow certain varieties of bananas in NZ, but I think we shouldn’t underestimate how many bananas we eat in NZ. I’d be pretty confident that it’s more than we have any hope of growing (but maybe we can supplement the supply?).
Sure. Northern areas can grow many different varieties. I grow about 8 different types in the far north and they do very well as long as they are not smothered by kikuyu. https://www.tropicalfruitgrowers.nz/ has more info.
A few weeks ago while travelling on the intercity bus I saw a banana plantation just south of Whangarei.
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I thought Australia only allowed sale of Australian grown bananas or something like that making bananas super expensive?
Home gardeners grow certain varieties of bananas in NZ, but I think we shouldn’t underestimate how many bananas we eat in NZ. I’d be pretty confident that it’s more than we have any hope of growing (but maybe we can supplement the supply?).
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Sure. Northern areas can grow many different varieties. I grow about 8 different types in the far north and they do very well as long as they are not smothered by kikuyu. https://www.tropicalfruitgrowers.nz/ has more info.
A few weeks ago while travelling on the intercity bus I saw a banana plantation just south of Whangarei.
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