date:Feb 25, 2013
d be opened this year in the estates to be followed by 263ha in 2014, 222ha in 2015, 252ha in 2016 and 258ha in 2017.
He said the annual production of bananas at the Basir Ismail and REM Estates had increased steadily, beginning with 847 tonnes in 2008 and 2,309 tonnes in 2009.
Production in 2010 however, went down to 1,905 tonnes. The drop was due to the outbreak of diseases but went up again to 3,055 tonnes in 2011. Last year, the figure stood at 6,512 tonnes and for this year, the forecast