All Philippines articles – Page 22
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ArticleLapanday takes action on ‘pole vaulters’
Banana marketer Lapanday has raised concerns about Philippine growers ‘pole vaulting’ – breaking supply contracts to sell to third-party buyers
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ArticleNew acquisitions for AgriNurture
AgriNurture is set to acquire two new Philippine agribusinesses, Chinese distributors and set up an Australian unit
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ArticleAgriNurture aquires export firm Hansung
Philippine company AgriNurture has made a strategic acquisition to boost its mango exports to Japan and Korea
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ArticleDolefil may lose labour accreditation
Dole Philippines could have its labour accreditation revoked after three non-conformities were observed by inspectors
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ArticlePhilippines to develop VHT protocols
Philippine authorities are set to fund the export-focused development of VHT protocols for dragon fruit, mangosteen and avocado
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ArticleDry drops Philippine banana volume
Drought has forced Philippine banana growers to improve infrastructure, while separate pressures push towards ‘green’ production
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ArticleMaersk hails Philippine banana trial
Container vessel using StarCare technology successfully transports Philippines-grown bananas to Rotterdam
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ArticleAgriNurture looks to new products
The Philippines’ company AgriNurture is aggressively targeting new markets and product lines to fuel growth
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ArticleSeparatists attack Dole Philippines plantations
Communist rebels have cut down thousands of banana palms and burned equipment in two attacks in the Philippines
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ArticlePhilippines banana growers sweating
A dry spell in the Philippines has banana growers worried that much of this year’s yield won’t be suitable for export
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ArticlePhilippine mangoes look to rebound
After disappointing harvests in 2008 and 2009, Philippine mango growers are hoping dry conditions will boost this year’s yield
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ArticlePhilippines considers banana spray regulation
There is a new drive in the Philippine government to regulate rather than ban aerial banana spraying
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ArticleBanana bent for new Philippine lab
A new laboratory in the Philippines will focus on developing disease and climate change resistant banana varieties
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ArticleExpert declares aerial spraying safe
An aerial crop spraying expert has observed the practice in the Philippines and says it conforms to international standards
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ArticleThe China-ASEAN FTA: Propaganda and Reality
Guest writer Professor Walden Bello discusses the reality on the ground of the China-ASEAN free trade area from a Philippine perspective
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ArticleMindanao must endure El Niño
Fruit growers in the Philippines’ have been told to build up infrastructure to deal with El Niño events
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ArticlePhilippines trial banana virus resistance
New trials involving gamma irradiation could see the Philippines produce a Lakatan banana resistant to ‘banana bunchy top virus’
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ArticlePhilippines welcome China’s recovery
The chair of the Mindanao Business Council believes that China’s economic recovery means good things for his island
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ArticlePhilippines to launch Fairtrade bananas
Two Philippine companies have been working with local growers to gain accreditation for the country’s first Fairtrade bananas
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ArticleThousands protest against spray ban
Thousands of Philippine banana workers have taken to the streets to protest against the country’s banning of aerial fungicide spraying