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Organic farming backers urge use of microorganisms vs banana pest |
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 March 23, 2009 - MANILA, Philippines - Leading advocates of organic farming have urged government to look into the possibility of using effective microorganisms (EM) technology to battle the deadly black sigatoka pest that have affected banana plantations in Mindanao.
These advocates stressed EM technology is organic and does not pose threats to those engaged in aerial spraying in the Davao Region, along with plantation workers and residents of communities abutting vast tracts of land planted to the exported fruit. Read more here.
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