Having read Cecil’s article on whether bananas will be extinct in 10 years time, I must add that I live in Borneo where an abundance of bananas is noteworthy. Mainly because it consists of other varieties than the Cavendish. I wonder if the way we grow crops makes us more vulnerable to funghi and diseases. The lack of variety probably weakens a strain. Look what happens to human civilisations when they meet something different. (Think Europeans meet Mayans). Survival is about resilience, resistance and immunity. Diversity helps this along. Exchange and sharing are valuable assets to survival and evolution.
I haven’t seen a Cavendish banana in at least a year, but what I do get is delicious. Soft bananas, hard bananas, big bananas, little mini bananas, all with their variation on sweetness, fruitiness, texture and flavour. 
Change is imminent and nature tries to fix what we throw out of balance. Welcome in the new.
Welcome to the SDMB, JohnOShock. Since many people will be in the dark, it’s always a good idea to give a link to the column in question. That avoids posters asking, “WTF you talking about?”
Is that a banana in your thread, or are you just glad to see me?
Hi JohnOShock and welcome to the Straight Dope!
Just out of curiosity, what share of the bananas in your part of Borneo contain seeds? How do you eat a banana with seeds anyway? How many varieties in your area do you believe to be plausibly close substitutes for the Cavendish?
Let me guess. The new bananas will cost us more ? As the climate changes, I believe that everything, I mean everything will cost ( a lot more ). So much so that our now adult children will not be able to afford to feed their families, and their government. I guess obesity will take care of itself, in time.