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Introduction ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Philippine fruit industry contributes significantly to the economy in terms of employment, income, and foreign exchange. Fruit cultivation and production is an important source of livelihood especially for small operators/growers, with 26% having less than 1 ha (hectare) and 64% with less than 3 ha. It offers ecological benefits such as soil erosion control, better microenvironment, landscape and aesthetic values, and complements reforestation and agroforestry activities. The strength of the fruit sector lies on its big hectarage, which in 1998 is almost 621,861 ha. The competitiveness of selected major fruits in the global market especially fresh is well established. However, the changing competitiveness across countries and variations in domestic production may bring about changes in the country’s export shares for fruit commodities. As the world market opens up with full implementation of the General Agreements on Tariff and Trade–World Trade Organization (GATT– WTO) provisions, the fruit industry should be able to take advantage of the new opportunities by capitalizing on the strength of the commodity and addressing the various problems and constraints affecting the industry.
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Page 2 and 3: OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR De
Page 4 and 5: First Edition 2003 ISBN 971-20-0514
Page 6 and 7: Acknowledgment ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Page 8 and 9: Dr. Leon C. Namuco Associate Profes
Page 10 and 11: Technology Forecasts ..............
Page 12 and 13: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Page 16 and 17: Commodity Industry Situation ○
Page 18 and 19: Table 3. (Continued). 1993 and 1997
Page 20 and 21: Latundan 20% Bungulan 6% Others 8%
Page 22 and 23: Table 5. Top ten banana-producing c
Page 24 and 25: Table 9. Top ten mango-producing co
Page 26 and 27: growers, sprayers, traders, coopera
Page 28 and 29: Major Completed and Ongoing Project
Page 30 and 31: - Fertilizer application in mango t
Page 32 and 33: • Site-specific integrated pest m
Page 34 and 35: Table 12. (Continued). Area Technol
Page 36 and 37: Table 13. (Continued). Area Technol
Page 38 and 39: Challenges and Issues ○ ○ ○
Page 40 and 41: Table 14. (Continued). Variety Stre
Page 42 and 43: Table 16. (Continued). Area R&D Gap
Page 46 and 47: Technology Forecasts ○ ○ ○
Page 52 and 53: Development of Postharvest System,
Page 54 and 55: References ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Page 56 and 57: Area Technology/Information Generat

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