Bananas call for Govt funds

AW
Updated November 23 2015 - 2:53pm, first published April 14 2015 - 9:27am
Australian Banana Growers Council CEO Jim Pekin and chairman Doug Phillips have called on both levels of Government to contribute to a reimbursement fund for growers affected by Panama Tropical Race 4.
Australian Banana Growers Council CEO Jim Pekin and chairman Doug Phillips have called on both levels of Government to contribute to a reimbursement fund for growers affected by Panama Tropical Race 4.

THE banana industry has called on both the Queensland and Commonwealth governments to fund a support package for growers affected by the spread of the dreaded fungus Panama Tropical Race 4.

AW

Editor of Good Fruit and Vegetables.

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