AN agrarian reform cooperative of small banana farmers in Davao del Norte have renewed their appeal to President Duterte to reverse his earlier decision revoking the lease contract that the cooperative had entered with the company that has provided the land they till for free.

The lease deal also reportedly gave the banana farmers above-average compensation and other benefits that are among the highest in the agriculture sector.

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