Better outlook for fruit industry in Philippines
Identified as priority commodities under the Harmonized National R&D Agenda for 2017-2022 and DOST-PCAARRD’s Industry Strategic S&T Program, banana and mango are among the fruit crops being studied under the “ACIAR-PCAARRD Horticulture Program on Fruits and Vegetables.”
Titled “Integrated management of Fusarium wilt of bananas in the Philippines and Australia”, the project aims to reduce the impacts of Fusarium wilt, improving the productivity and viability of banana plantations managed by smallholders.
The second project, titled “Research and development of integrated crop management for mango production in the southern Philippines and Australia”, intends to reduce product losses due to pests and diseases, decrease inputs costs, and improve quality and yield of mango to increase growers’ profit.
Source: panaynews.net
