DAVAO CITY, Nov 22, 2011—At least 1,000 hectares of banana farms in Southern Mindanao have been destroyed so far by Fusarium, a disease with no known cure that organic farming advocates said was aggravated by the practice of monocropping in the region. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said Fusarium, also known as […]
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Mayor insists anew: No to Bt eggplant testing in Davao
NOV. 22, 2011 DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte’s stand on the controversial Bascillus thurigiensis eggplant locally known as Bt talong has not changed amid clamor for another round of field tests here. Duterte said she sees no compelling reason to allow the field testing of Bt talong in any part of the city, […]