Philippines: Banana recovery will take time
“Banana plantations, like those in Compostella Valley, Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte need farm inputs like fertilisers and insecticides and I think farmers would be very much in need of that at this time considering the devastation caused by Bopha on their farms,” Ivette Matabalan, who works as a researcher for the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said.
Many of the planters affected are independent farmers and are not members of PBGEA, she said, thus, all the more in need of support from government.
Source: gulfnews.com