date:Jan 29, 2019
The former stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will be converted into a banana plantation, Agriculture Sec. Emmanuel Piol said Thursday after signing a deal with foreign investors.
Russian and Swiss companies will spend about P8 billion (134 mln) to develop 7,000-hectares of land in and around Camp Abubakar to grow midland and highland bananas, Piol said in a statement. The projected is expected to be the first and biggest investment in the Bangsamoro after the passage of the Bangsa