Published July 21, 2021, 1:22 PM
The Philippines’ status as the world’s second top exporter of Cavendish banana is still threatened by the continuous infestation of Panama disease, now considered one of the most destructive plant diseases globally.
Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) Chairman Alberto Bacani said in a virtual briefing that the country’s banana industry continues to face its “biggest challenge” yet with the prevalence of Panama disease.
This, according to him, has been resulting in dwindling hectarage among banana plantations, making it extra hard for the Philippines to compete against growing producers of Cavindish banana, such as Cambodia and Vietnam.
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85% of the economy of Antioquia s banana axis depends on the banana agribusiness
In 2020, bananas ranked as Colombia s fifth most commercialized non-mining-energy product in international markets, with sales amounting to 905 million dollars. And it is very important in Antioquia s banana axis.
“85% of the banana axis economy depends on the banana agribusiness. It is the foundation of the economy. 100% of the employment is formal. 95% of the workers in the sector are in unions and there is a lot of labor association. These two factors have allowed us to move away from the unemployment figures that occurred in the pandemic, said Emerson Aguirre, the president of the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (Augura).
New Variety Of Banana Made In Maharashtraâs Jalgaon, To Benefit Planters With Significant Reduction In Crop Damages
A banana plantation worker.
The Banana Research Centre (BRC) in Jalgaon which functions under the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) has come up with a new kind of banana plantation to reduce the defects of the current variety grown by the farmers, reports
The Times Of India.
The new variety of banana is made after seven years of extensive research and after nearly two decades banana growers will get access to a new variety. It is named as âPhule Prideâ.
âBoth the state government and the Central sub-committee on crop standard, notification and release of new variety of horticulture crops have recognised and notified this new variety,â said MPKVâs senior horticulture scientist Nazimuddin Shaikh.