THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it is looking for additional funding to support banana production, which continues to be impacted by plant diseases. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu ...
Although a majority of them do not have formal education, the little agricultural knowledge they gained is all they needed to start their new realisations and get into the farms with their jembes.
Fungal diseases, including the dreaded Fusarium wilt, wiped out half of banana plantations tilled by smallholder farmers in the Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...
Rentelis says the community is planning to buy seeds for citrus, banana, papaya, pineapple, olive, dragon fruit and eucalyptus plants. "Basically all kinds of stuff you wouldn't be able to find ...
Despite the numerous difficulties faced by the local banana sector, the Philippines was able to maintain its status as the world’s second-largest exporter of the tropical fruit for the fourth ...