The Department of Agriculture (DA) is offering new technology to banana cultivators to bolster the production of the fruit in Central Visayas, an agriculture researcher said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Jennylou Velasquez, science research technician at DA-7, said using the new technology would greatly help in the development of the banana industry, acknowledging the fruit\u2019s economic viability in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
Velasquez, who is now working with DA-7\u2019s Cebu Experiment Station, said bananas are one of the main commodities in the country that provide a livelihood to farmers and are known to be one of the sources of economic development in the region.<\/p>\n
Bananas are also among the top agricultural commodities for export to other countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cBananas are the top 5 crop commodities of the Philippines with a higher value in the economy in our country. It provides livelihood to the people, especially the farmers,\u201d Vasquez said.<\/p>\n
To help banana farmers increase their production, the agriculture department is offering a technology under the \u201cBanana Package of Technology\u201d or the \u201cBanana Cultural Management and Practices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under this package, farmers will be exposed to a variety of bananas that can produce more fruit and survive in any type of soil using only the stem cuttings, not the \u201csaha\u201d or shoot.<\/p>\n
The Philippines is known for exporting Cavendish with the largest production in Mindanao. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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