9.4 M hectares can be tapped for mango farms.(Business) From: Manila Bulletin | Date: August 2, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA

The Philippines has 9.4 million hectares suitable to mango production most of which will not conflict with irrigated areas for rice and will rather boost mangos status as a "sunshine industry of the future."

Steeve C. Godilano of the Bureau of Agricultural Researchs (BAR) Spatial Analysis and Information Laboratory (SAIL) said in a study that final map overlay shows that a total of 3.5 million hectares are "highly suitable" for mango ...

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