– Some P500 million will be needed to establish the Banana Research and Development Center that will help maintain the position of the Philippines in the global trade, Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association executive director Stephen Antig said.
Antig said in an interview the industry here lacked a topnotch laboratory “where we can do tissue culture and develop new varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases” compared to other banana-producing countries like Taiwan, Belgium, Mozambique, and Ecuador that have laboratories supported by the government because they are costly to run.
A resolution was passed during the National Banana Congress at the SMX Convention Center last 2016, endorsing the establishment of a Philippine Banana Research and Development Center. The resolution said the country’s banana industry was facing serious challenges that threaten its viability such as climate change, diseases including Fusarium Wilt, Black Sigatoka, Banana Bunchy Top and Moko; and competition from other banana-producing countries that are devoting much resources to research and development of better varieties and more efficient and advanced farm technologies.
It said the research and development center was essential in providing scientific, technical and environmental-friendly technologies and processes to promote the development of the industry from pre-production to post-harvest and from farm to market.
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