The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to meet with the Japanese government to seek an easing of its 100% testing regime for Philippine banana imports, after inspectors found unacceptable levels of chemical residue in one shipment last year. “We are meeting with banana sector leaders in Davao tonight,” Mr.Continue Reading
Strong winds amid heavy rains flattened banana farms in this city on April 9. City agriculturist Marisa Aton said banana plantations in 15 areas were affected. Initial damage was pegged at P5 million (USD 96,000). Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said he would ask the Philippine CropContinue Reading
Indonesia will no longer impose anti-dumping duties on banana imports from the Philippines, its trade minister said Tuesday. Following bilateral trade talks in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the termination of the anti-dumping duties began yesterday. “As a symbolic gift toContinue Reading
Philippines is considering a preferential trade agreement with South Korea to ease access for its banana exports, or may seek to include provisions for banana exports in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said he met recently with hisContinue Reading
A South Korean business group is interested in importing 50 tons per week of premium mangoes from key growing regions like Soccsksargen, Zambales and Guimaras, an order equivalent to the Philippines’ entire output of premium-grade fruit, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said. “It’s a Korean business group that would likeContinue Reading
Manila should expedite the forging of a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Seoul that would allow Philippine banana exports to enter South Korea at lower tariffs, and ensure that the country would not lose the East Asian market against South American competitors. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters AssociationContinue Reading
Banana varieties GCTB 218 and 219 are not the ultimate solutions to the diseases that plague the banana industry, but these have been very helpful while research is ongoing. Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) executive director Stephen Antig said banana growers from Santo Tomas, Davao delContinue Reading
The island province that produces one of the world’s sweetest mango varieties is currently hosting the 20th National Mango Congress. Ramon Marañon, chairperson of the Guimaras Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (Guimaras PAFC), said this year’s theme is focused on increasing local mango productivity through the collaborative effort of localContinue Reading
The week-long festival of Zambales province’s most popular produce – mangoes – was celebrated over from April 14-17 as provincial officials formally opened the annual Dinamulag Mango Festival. Dinamulag Festival is an annual thanksgiving for another year of bountiful harvest, officials said. Provincial Administrator and Festival Committee ChairpersonContinue Reading
Unless cecid flies were wiped out soon, mango production in all of Luzon would continue to plummet and the industry headed for collapse, a mango industry leader in Pangasinan province said on Friday. Mango production this season had dropped by at least 70 percent because of widespread infestation ofContinue Reading
In a bid to help improve the banana industry in Davao Region, the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. (Tadeco), a subsidiary of the Anflo Group of Companies, launched its Agro-Technology Outreach Program Monday, March 12. Alexander Valoria, Anflo president and chief executive officer, said during the launching ofContinue Reading
A multi-million investment is coming to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), particularly in Maguindanao, this year, an investment official announced Saturday. Lawyer Ishak Mastura, Regional Board of Investments in ARMM (RBOI-ARMM) chair, said the Board on Friday approved the PHP290-million investment application for the Cavendish banana plantationContinue Reading
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