Banana growers and exporters are pinning their hopes on the Congress to fast-track the passage of a law creating a research center that would address some of the industry’s production woes such as curbing the spread of Panama disease.
BANANA growers and exporters are pinning their hopes on the Congress to fast-track the passage of a law creating a research center that would address some of the industry’s production woes such as curbing the spread of Panama disease.
“There is still no progress. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will be passed by Congress. There are bills filed [at the House of the Representatives]. Even in the Senate there is a bill filed by Sen. Imee Marcos,” Antig told the BusinessMirror in a recent interview. “We hope other lawmakers will be able to do that, to see the importance of the banana industry,” Antig said.
Antig warned that the banana industry would be in a more dire state in five years time if they will not be able to identify a Panama disease-resistant variety in the absence of a research facility.
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