French farmers grow papayas and bananas thanks to warming

In the Var department in southern France, near Toulon, farmers are capitalizing on the warming climate to cultivate tropical fruit. Dominique Berdin grows around 20 different tropical fruits in her greenhouse in Ollioules, including papaya, passion fruit and pineapple, without pesticides. Agronomist Johan Bultel cultivates 26 banana varieties from Honduras and Réunion among other places, both in greenhouses and on...