SOURCE: Charles Pensulo, RFI Henderson Kopoland, 45, mainly works from his grocery shop at a small trading centre in Konzaalendo Village in Thyolo District, southern Malawi. Visitors to this remote spot may not realise where his wealth comes from or that he runs another business far away. About one hundredContinue Reading
SOURCE: Maaz Izmail, Impakter Climate change continues to put more livelihoods at risk as more than half of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean might be rendered unusable, a new report shows. Bananas have had a history of representing the wealth gap in the globalized world. During theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jing Zang, Produce Report At approximately 11 p.m. on June 13, Tropical Storm Wutip, the first named storm of the annual typhoon season and classified as a severe tropical storm, made landfall near the town of Basuo, part of the city of Dongfang, Hainan province. It then made itsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Phak Seangly, The Phnom Penh Post Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co., Ltd. (CBA), a Chinese company, is planning to increase its export of fresh yellow Cavendish bananas to China to 30,000 tonnes this year, through the expansion of cultivation areas and its supply chain. Kong Chanvisal, secretary of stateContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vietnam+ Exciting festivities are underway at the 21st Southern Fruit Festival, which opened on Sunday morning at Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. With the theme “Preserving agricultural roots – Upholding national soul – Integrating into the era”, the annual event seeks to blendContinue Reading
SOURCE: Dat Nguyen, VNExpress Vietnamese mangosteen is in high demand despite being 50% more expensive than Thai imports since it is sweeter and more fragrant. In HCMC, vendors are selling the highest quality fruit at prices starting from VND120,000. Thai imports, despite dominating the market in volume terms, fetch onlyContinue Reading
SOURCE: Ralph Jennings, SCMP Cambodia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to enter the lucrative Chinese durian market, where it aims to take a bite out of the market shares of leaders Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. China’s General Administration of Customs began in late April allowing shipments of freshContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lalatendu Mishra, The Hindu A growing health-conscious consumer base and increased exposure to global food trends is driving interest among Indians in international food and fruits, said John Tyas, CEO, Avocados Australia, an entity that promotes Australian avocados in key global markets. With this trend fast catching up, AustraliaContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sinar Daily After decades of poverty and isolation under the Assad dynasty, imported fruits like pineapples, kiwis and mangoes are available again in Syria’s bustling markets, making mouths water and eyes twinkle. Fruits that were once designated luxury items, meaning they were accessible only to Syria’s wealthiest, are nowContinue Reading
SOURCE: Alao Abiodun, The Nation Online An Agriprenure, Segun Alabi, has affirmed that one of the ways pineapple farming can be attractive to young people is for the government to finance young entrepreneurs towards achieving self-sustainability. Alabi called on both the federal and state governments to provide an enabling environmentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Giselle P. Jordan, The Manila Times The first commercial export of Philippine mangoes has been delivered to Italy, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, with a shipment of over half a ton having landed at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome. The mangoes in the shipmentContinue Reading
SOURCE: TRN Official Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolis City has disposed 2,267-kg of mango laced with chemicals. A joint market monitoring conducted by Sub-Metropolis, the Food Technology and Quality Control Office and the Pesticide Residue Rapid Test Lab, Attariya found the mango contaminated with pesticide and destroyed it. The pesticide residue was foundContinue Reading