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First Edition 2003 ISBN 971-20-0514-3 Bibliographic Citation: National Fruit Crops R&D Team, 2002. R&D status and directions (2000 and beyond): Banana and mango. Los Baños, Laguna: PCARRD-DOST, 2003. 47p. Volume Editors: • Mr. Angelito T. Carpio Crops Research Division PCARRD • Mr. Ruel S. Pagcaliwagan Applied Communication Division PCARRD ii ............................................................................................................. R&D Status and Directions

Foreword ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ F or the past 30 years, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) has been tasked to determine knowledge levels, identify research and development (R&D) gaps, establish a system of R&D priorities, and provide directions for agriculture, forestry, and natural resources R&D, among others. To effectively achieve these tasks, the R&D performance for the different commodities has to be assessed and reviewed. The fruit industry contributes significantly to the country’s economy in terms of employment, income, and foreign exchange generated from sales of both fresh and processed fruits. The fruit sector occupies almost 600,000 ha, including at least 20 different fruit crops. It is estimated that about 10 M (million) people are dependent on the fruit industry alone. Fruit cultivation not only provides employment and income, but it also supplements Filipino diet and offers ecological benefits such as soil erosion control, better micro-environment, enhanced landscape and aesthetic values, and complements reforestation and agroforestry efforts. The R&D Directions for the two major fruit crops: banana and mango, presented in this volume will provide the R&D community and decision/policy makers with information on the industries’ competitiveness, challenges/issues that lie ahead, and the required science and technology (S&T) interventions to address the R&D gaps. It also presents the industry status for mango and banana, and major R&D programs to improve the industries’ performance. It is hoped that the farmers, extension agents, researchers, and policy makers will benefit from the information contained in this volume. PATRICIO S. FAYLON Executive Director PCARRD Banana and Mango ......................................................................................................................................... iii

Foreword<br />

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F<br />

or the past 30 years, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry <strong>and</strong> Natural<br />

Resources Research <strong>and</strong> Development (PCARRD) has been tasked to determine<br />

knowledge levels, identify research <strong>and</strong> development (R&D) gaps, establish a system <strong>of</strong><br />

R&D priorities, <strong>and</strong> provide directions for agriculture, forestry, <strong>and</strong> natural resources<br />

R&D, among others. To effectively achieve these tasks, the R&D performance for the<br />

different commodities has to be assessed <strong>and</strong> reviewed.<br />

The fruit industry contributes significantly to the country’s economy in terms <strong>of</strong><br />

employment, income, <strong>and</strong> foreign exchange generated from sales <strong>of</strong> both fresh <strong>and</strong> processed<br />

fruits. The fruit sector occupies almost 600,000 ha, including at least 20 different fruit<br />

crops. It is estimated that about 10 M (million) people are dependent on the fruit<br />

industry alone. Fruit cultivation not only provides employment <strong>and</strong> income, but it also<br />

supplements Filipino diet <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers ecological benefits such as soil erosion control, better<br />

micro-environment, enhanced l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>and</strong> aesthetic values, <strong>and</strong> complements<br />

reforestation <strong>and</strong> agr<strong>of</strong>orestry efforts.<br />

The R&D Directions for the two major fruit crops: banana <strong>and</strong> mango, presented in this<br />

volume will provide the R&D community <strong>and</strong> decision/policy makers with information on<br />

the industries’ competitiveness, challenges/issues that lie ahead, <strong>and</strong> the required science<br />

<strong>and</strong> technology (S&T) interventions to address the R&D gaps. It also presents the industry<br />

status for mango <strong>and</strong> banana, <strong>and</strong> major R&D programs to improve the industries’<br />

performance.<br />

It is hoped that the farmers, extension agents, researchers, <strong>and</strong> policy makers will<br />

benefit from the information contained in this volume.<br />

PATRICIO S. FAYLON<br />

Executive Director<br />

PCARRD<br />

Banana <strong>and</strong> Mango .........................................................................................................................................<br />

iii

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