date:Apr 23, 2014
record of 2.4 million metric tons in 2006.
This is a very remarkable recovery for the Asian region, most especially the Philippines, says Dr. Fazil Dusunceli, FAO agriculture officer who visited banana plantations in the southern Philippine province of Davao del Norte.
As the worlds second largest banana exporter next to Ecuador, the Philippines showed significant growth rates in both 2011 and 2012, with the country topping the height of its export performance in 2012 with 2.6 million metric