All Philippines articles – Page 23
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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
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ArticlePhilippines health body recommends spray ban
The Philippine Department of Health has angered banana workers with its recommendation to ban aerial crop spraying
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ArticleSpray ban 'threatens' Philippine bananas
National group Croplife has urged the country's government to consider the potential damage to the export industry of a ban on aerial spraying
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ArticleSaudi-Philippine fruit deal signed
Saudi firm Far East Agricultural Holding Corp has signed an MoU with AgriNurture on a Philippine fruit production project
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ArticlePhilippine bananas set for Saudi investment
Saudi Arabian investors are planning to pump US$300m into a 10,000ha Philippine banana plantation
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ArticlePBGEA members aid typhoon victims
Members of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association have donated bananas to provide relief for typhoon victims
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ArticleDole expands Philippine avocado production
The Philippines’ largest banana exporter, Dole, is ramping up production of avocados bound for export to Japan
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ArticlePhilippine pineapple exports increase
Pineapple exports from the Philippines’ Mindanao region rose 42 per cent last year
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ArticleMindanao gets fruit development plan
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has announced a 12-step plan to develop Mindanao’s fruit industry
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ArticleRebels attack Philippine banana farm
Communist guerrillas have attacked a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines, burning equipment and uprooting palms
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ArticlePhilippines to ensure mango classification
The country is to discuss an administrative draft order regarding the accreditation of mango classifiers
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ArticleJapan grabs Philippine banana supplies
Philippine banana exports are tracking slightly lower than last year, with available supplies shuffled to Japan
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ArticlePhilippine banana exports set to climb
Overall value of exports is expected to increase to US$828m this year, according to a newly-released forecast
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ArticlePhilippine bananas near US access
Philippine bananas are a step closer to the US market after the USDA released an import risk analysis
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ArticlePhilippines works on banana export increase
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has said that the government is working on better market access for bananas in the US