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THE PHILIPPINE BANANA EXPORT INDUSTRY

THE PHILIPPINE BANANA EXPORT INDUSTRY. Banana Industry Development. MINDANAO. Currently about 50,000 hectares and will increase with the lifting of the limits to banana expansion. We are now the second largest exporter next to Ecuador. We are No.1 in terms of productivity worldwide.

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THE PHILIPPINE BANANA EXPORT INDUSTRY

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  1. THE PHILIPPINE BANANA EXPORT INDUSTRY

  2. Banana Industry Development • MINDANAO • Currently about 50,000 hectares and will increase with the lifting of the limits to banana expansion. • We are now the second largest exporter next to Ecuador. • We are No.1 in terms of productivity worldwide.

  3. PRODUCT We are proud to have world-class export grade fresh bananas using environmentally sound and friendly technology.

  4. Main Market Areas Russia South Korea China Japan Middle East Singapore Brunei Indonesia New Zealand

  5. Competition China Honduras Costa Rica Guatemala Panama Sri Lanka Colombia Somalia Ecuador Australia • Latin America 108 years of Banana Industry

  6. ECONOMIC IMPACT Wegenerated US$720 Million export earnings in 2008. Employment – 500,000direct and indirect beneficiaries earning Php7.9 Billion of salaries and wages. Investment of about Php35 Billion (infrastructures, banana plantation, offices). Government earns more than Php1.5 Billionin taxes from the industry annually. Development of related support industries (transport, arrastre, food, consumer goods, manpower services) in 11 Mindanao provinces.

  7. SOCIAL IMPACT We are successful in providing food, medical care and housing in the communities where we operate, specifically: Increased literacy rate in banana producing areas; Improved access to basic health services; Migration back to family instead of having to look for livelihood elsewhere; Equal opportunity for women and indigenous people; Minimized domestic and juvenile related crime and conflicts.

  8. POLITICAL IMPACT Indeed we have helped strengthen our communities… Minimized insurgency; Improved peace and order situation; Effective local governance.

  9. CULTURAL IMPACT • Respect for the cultural heritage of Indigenous People • Better understanding of cultures

  10. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT We comply with applicable environmental laws, rules and regulations: Use fertilizers and pesticides registered with Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority Philippine Clean Water Act Philippine Clean Air Act Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Waste Act Environmental Impact Assessment System

  11. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Institutionalized management system (Multipartite Monitoring Team/MMT) involving government agencies, private groups and non-government organizations.

  12. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT AERIAL SPRAYING?

  13. High Sigatoka Disease Incidence • High leaf loss • Low bunch weight • Malformed fruits • Premature Ripening • Slow sucker growth

  14. Fruits ripen while in transit to the market which will result to the rejection of the whole shipment. UNACCEPTABLE FRUIT IN THE MARKET

  15. WHAT ARE THE FACTS? • The banana industry abides by all the implementing rules and regulations of the FPA & the DENR and the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. • The use and application of fungicides & nutrients by aerial spraying in the banana industry is based on GAP.

  16. Aerial spraying with fungicides is still the safest and the most cost-effective practice to effectively and economically control leaf diseases affecting bananas. • Without leaf disease control, quality-fruit cannot be produced and exported economically.

  17. There is an established close monitoring system and strict supervision of the proper aerial spraying procedures as well as close coordination with the community to ensure the safe use of fungicides. • We are in the business of protecting the environment and the community as we produce safe and healthy quality banana.

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