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How is Covid-19 impacting a banana plantation in Ghana?
Last year, Ghana exported 90,000 tonnes of bananas to Europe.
We visit one of the world's largest organic banana plantations in Ghana to see how their business has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Security forces have been patrolling the streets to prevent anti-government demonstrations in Zimbabwe. Harare and other major cities have been largely deserted.
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(Photo: A banana plantation near Accra, Ghana. Credit: Getty Images)
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Fri 31 Jul 202017:06GMT
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