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Bananageddon?

A fungus spreading across the world threatens global banana crops. And China's new-found love for the lavender teddy.

A fungus spreading around the world threatens global banana supplies. We hear from the UN’s Kaison Chang about the disease attacking β€˜the fruit that changed the world’. Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, WPP, picks apart the latest economic trends. And China's new-found love for the lavender teddy.

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55 minutes

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Sat 26 Apr 2014 00:06GMT
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online

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