How an Act of Parliament has transformed the future of banana technology in Norwich

Earlier this month, the House of Lords passed the Precision Breeding Act which has opened up a new world of opportunity for researchers and food biotech companies at Norwich Research Park.

Tropic recently announced that it has developed a variety of the world’s most consumed Cavendish banana whose flesh will remain yellow and firm, whilst retaining its taste, for up to 48 hours after it is peeled and sliced. It will also stay fresh for longer.

The impacts of this breakthrough are immense. Adopting this new variety of the Cavendish banana will cut down food waste, make growing and distributing bananas more cost efficient, help to preserve the banana industry and open up new markets for bananas to be used in.

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