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                    [Title] => Ube is worth $595M globally. Why is Philippines capturing just $3 million?
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Philippine ube varieties are spreading to overseas growers who are outpacing the country in meeting global demand.

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Duhat and ampalaya for diabetes, banaba for kidney ailments, ginger juice for sore throat, guava leaves for diarrhea. Even in the age of shopping malls and the Internet, Filipinos have not forgotten their folk medicine. New items are being discovered such as pansit-pansitan and even the noni tree, whose fruit is being marketed as a cure-all. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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Philippine ube varieties are spreading to overseas growers who are outpacing the country in meeting global demand.

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