Despite some viewing the Philippines as a banana republic due to the severe challenges of poverty, income inequality and corruption, there are positive features that argue against that. The ...

Fedco warns of a sharp decline in Cavendish banana production in Mindanao due to rising costs and Fusarium wilt. The cooperative urges government intervention to revitalize the industry and support ...

The Philippines is no longer the top supplier to the Chinese market, with a 32 per cent drop in exports. Vietnam instead consolidated its growth thanks to competitive prices, geographic proximity ...

A team of student researchers from the Saint Louis University-Basic Education School (SLU-BEds) showcased their groundbreaking research on banana peelings as a sustainable energy source in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines lost its crown as the top banana supplier to China last year. Will the country also lose the Japan market? The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters ...

The Philippines has been Japan’s biggest source of fresh bananas, it said, “yet its market share has been decreasing annually with the entry of neighboring Asian countries such as Viet Nam ...

“Bugtok” is an endemic and widely distributed bacterial disease of cooking banana cultivars in the Philippines. It is a local term in the southern Philippines used to describe the infected ...