BUTUAN CITY – Farmers from Barangay Balangbalang in Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte have started harvesting bananas from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga’s Special Area for ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to provide continuing support assistance to farmers affected by the eruption ...

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). ...

The FAO attributed the drop in the Philippine banana exports to worsening spread of Panama disease tropical race 4 in domestic farms. The country’s estimated banana exports last year was also 29 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government ... programs for the improvement of the banana industry, especially with the worsening impact of Panama disease on farms and plantations.

Bebber points to reports from the Philippines that organic farms have fared better against TR4 because the microbiota in the soil are able to fight the infection. He says banana farms should be ...