Agency ramping up banana sector efforts

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Aug 07, 2023 12:32 am

THE Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) is ramping up its research activities for the local banana industry to maintain the country's position as the second biggest producer of the commodity in the world.

BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said that they are focusing on addressing the spread of the Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease that affected the country's banana production.

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