The lakatan is arguably the most common one there is. This type of banana is sweet, aromatic, and perhaps the most expensive bunch. You know it’s a lakatan when it turns into a light-orange ...

Lakatan and Cardaba are affected by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), Fusarium wilt, sigatoka leaf spot, banana freckles, and Moko disease. The impact of these diseases are severe for smallhold ...

Mang Ruben, a 48-year-old taxi driver, has been eating 10 to 15 bananas a day for the past 25 years. Mang Ruben believes that he can work longer hours and stay stronger because of his banana diet.

showcased their groundbreaking research on banana peelings as a sustainable energy source in the inaugural Philippine Science High School-Cordillera Administrative Region (PSHS-CAR) Research Festival.

The Union SAAD Farmers Association (USFA) in Barangay Union, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte, received P2.1 million to support banana and egg production projects, while the Hanagdong Lakatan Farmers ...