The Philippines will co-operate in the production of exportable pineapple and G-9 bananas

Dhaka, March 12: The Philippines will assist in the production of high quality exportable pineapple varieties MD-2, G-Nine banana, Delmon tea and Macapuno coconut in Bangladesh. A memorandum of understanding will be signed between Bangladesh and the Philippines soon. The information was given during a meeting between Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzak and Philippine Agriculture Minister William D. Darr before the closing day session of the 36th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka on Friday.