Fruits 'n Flowers Exporting Industry

BANANA FARMING IN DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES

Agricultural business in Davao City had flourished for centuries in the region. Large banana farming came in the early day 1970"s or almost 40 years now, being operated by the businessmen from Japan and the USA and are still very active in growing bananas, pineapple and in other agri-business endeavor. Lately, the Middle East, China and other Asean countries also engaged inthe same business operation.

The best Cavendish banana in the world is found inthe higlands od Davao City, Philippines. It is famous for tender sweet taste and for its health and energy contribution to human body. Highland bananas are also grown now a -days by farm owners and medium business entities. Sweet and tasteful as it is, buyers of banana from foreign countries had been placing supply orders to banana growers with particular emphasis od "highland Cavendish Bananas", otherwise known as "sweet bananas", where our farms are situated.

Growing bananas inthe highlands will take 11 to 14 months to harvest from planting. Population of banana per hectare is 2,248 hills with a production of 3,200 boxes/year or 61 boxes per week/hectare. Harvesting banana good for one (1) 40 footer van per week can be source out from 25 hectares plantation.

The advantage of Highland Cavendish Banana in Davao City is it's "premium quality taste" and it does command favorable demand in the market. It can last for 45 days to ripe from harvest and can be applied with solution (ETHREL) inside the repining chamber to ripen earlier evenly in 2 or 3 days time.

FARM LOCATION

Our banana farms are located at the foot of three (3) mountains namely: My. Sibulan, Mt. Talomo and Mt. Tipolog, forifying the highest volcano in the Philippines, Mt. Apo - at the peak of 3, 437 meters above sea level.

These fortifying highrise mountains are also the purifying chambers of its underground waters the springs on its side down to the cliffs and rivers thereby making the drinking waters of Davao City as the 2nd Best in the world, next to Holland.

Thus, the lowlands where the water flows from these high mountains are found in array, the giant bottling plants of softdrinks, bear, fruit juices and mineral waters.

Our framlands, with its kind of soils, quality source of water and ideal elevation, planted with Cavendish Banana nurtured by the mountain dew and moistening breeze are producing therefore the proclaimed, "Premium Quality Cavendish Bananas", which is the best in the world as confirmed by foreign buyers and consumers of which we are proud of.

Moreover, Davao City is a typhoon free zone,peaceful and ideal for business investments being one of the most livable City in Asia. And Davao City is the largest City in land area at 244,000 hectares.