The BAPNET STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
(Front Row, left to right) Chih Ping Chao (Taiwan Banana Research Institute), Yi Ganjun (China), Krishna Nallur Kumar (Bioversity, India), Agustin Molina (Bioversity, Philippines), Robert Williams (Australia), Reynaldo Ebora (Philippines)
(Back row, left to right) Logotonu Waqainabete (Secretariat Pacific Community), Tran Ngoc Hung (Vietnam), Sombat Tongtao (Thailand), Birte Nass- Komolong (Papua New Guinea), Mossammat Shamsunnahar (Bangladesh), Thangavelu Raman (India), Agus Sutanto (Indonesia), Pauziah Muda (Malaysia), Joell Lales (Philippines)

Varieties Resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense is commercially used in the Philippines against Panama Disease epidemics
The article in the following link states that the first resistant Cavendish banana has been developed through GMO approach. This article is inaccurate — http://www.freshplaza.com/article/185084/World-first-Panama-disease-resistant-Cavendish-bananas-developed#.Who9IfKRFLw.facebook The Taiwan Banana Research Institute (TBRI) developed resistant Cavendish since the mid 90s to address Foc TR4 problem that beset Taiwan banana industry since 1967. The Taiwanese breeders employed selection […]