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Bananas, corn and beans facing a bleak future as staple African crops decline

by Sam Jones

Photo: Aida Muluneh/The Washington Post

Bananas, maize and beans could be among crops consigned to history in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, with drastic consequences for people who rely on beans as a vital source of protein.Climate change will leave swaths of sub-Saharan Africa unable to produce staple crops such as maize, bananas and beans by the end of the century, according to a report that calls for an urgent transformation of the region’s agriculture.

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