A LOCAL banana industry lobby has appealed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to help allay fears on the impact of the Mokillo disease, a minor disease affecting Musa species like bananas and plantains, on the country’s billion-peso banana export business.

The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) also asked the DA to include Mokillo in its priority research areas.

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