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| ISSUE 75: AUGUST 2022 |  |
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TFNet ACTIVITIES |
FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD |
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International Webinar on Enhancing Global Consumption of Passionfruit WebForum on Recent Developments in the Pineapple Industry Workshop on Management of Bacterial Diseases in Banana International Symposium on Tropical Fruits 2022 8th Session of the TFNet General Assembly & 14th Board of Trustees Meeting |
Workshop on due diligence for sustainability risk 11th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance Regional Symposium on Transforming Agriculture & Forestry in the Pacific through Science & Technology XIII ISHS International Mango Symposium |
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| FAO with support of TFNet is organizing a workshop on 'Building Responsible Global Value Chains for Sustainable Tropical Fruits - Due Diligence and Sustainability Risks' | CALL FOR PAPERS: Regional Symposium on Transforming Agriculture & Forestry in the Pacific through Science & Technology | ||||
JOB VACANCIES Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) 1. Agricultural Economist 2. National Expert on Monitoring and Communication-Malaysia ARISE project |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS |
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AUSTRALIA: Banana freckle disease spreads to 12 new locations across the Northern Territory |  |
CAMBODIA: Banana exports may reach 500,000 tons in 2022 | ||||
| The Northern Territory government has confirmed multiple outbreaks of the fungal disease known as banana freckle. | The annual export volume of bananas is expected to reach 500,000 tons, and fresh bananas have become Cambodia’s largest export agricultural product. | ||||||
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INDIA: Banana research center to release two disease-resistant varieties |  |
SAINT LUCIA: Agriculture Ministry announces recommencement of banana export | ||||
| The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), which steps into its 30th year, will introduce two new Grand Naine banana varieties during the course of the year, according to its Director S. Uma. | Banana shipments from Saint Lucia to the UK have recommenced since June 2022. | ||||||
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Here’s how nuclear technology could save the banana |  |
CHINA: Demand in the off-season is not strong, and banana imports decreased by 20.20% in July | ||||
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is helping scientists from six Latin American countries detect and contain Fusarium wilt using nuclear and related techniques. | As the market lacks a sustained positive boost, China’s banana imports were 124,000 tons in July 2022, a decrease of 20.20% month-on-month. | ||||||
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EGYPT: A look at one of Egypt’s favorite delights |  |
INDIA: Farmers in hilly areas of Kerala bet on fruit cultivation | ||||
| Egypt has more than 200 varieties of mangoes. Each type has its distinct flavor, smell and taste. | Many farmers in hilly areas of Kerala have found solace in fruit farming, exasperated by skyrocketing operational expenses for cash crops. | ||||||
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UK: Morrisons recalls fruit due to salmonella fears as shoppers told ‘do not eat it’ |  |
PAKISTAN: Floods after drought devastate Sindh’s agriculture, lowering mango yields | ||||
| The supermarket is taking the precautionary step of recalling Morrisons Mango and Morrisons Mango Fingers due to possible traces of salmonella. | The majority of Pakistan’s second-most populous and agriculture-dependent province of Sindh was declared “calamity-hit” on 23 August. | ||||||
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INDONESIA: Fresh pineapples gain official China market access |  |
CHINA: Shanghai lockdown is over but sales of Philippine pineapples have not yet recovered | ||||
| On Aug. 15, Indonesian pineapples became the latest in a spurt of new fresh fruit items permitted for import into China. | The lockdown in Shanghai is over and the sales of import pineapples have resumed, but market conditions are chaotic. | ||||||
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NIGERIA: Thriving pineapple business in Abuja |  |
COLOMBIA: Producers in Antioquia might be able to grow the UN Cotové papaya variety once again | ||||
| Pineapple business is a lucrative business in Nigeria either by packaging and reselling them. | The UN Cotové variety of papaya is resistant to the papaya ring spot virus. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Davao-based firm to export pineapples, papayas to Singapore |  |
MEXICO: Avocado shortage due to war, the pandemic, inflation, and the climate crisis | ||||
| Davao City-based Avante Agri Products Philippines Inc. agricultural company has exported two 40-footer container vans of pineapples and papayas to Singapore | Despite being the world’s top producer of avocado, local Mexican avocado prices have been increasing sharply. | ||||||
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KENYA: Malaysia, India line up for Kenyan avocado after China |  |
AUSTRALIA: Guava growers consider replacing ‘declining’ crop, but exotic fruit finds home in sour beer | ||||
| Malaysia and India are the latest big buyers eyeing Kenya’s avocado after China as the fruit continues to attract more international markets. | The last remaining commercial guava farmer in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales is preparing to rip out two-thirds of the orchard’s 3,000 trees. | ||||||
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CAMBODIA: Takeo’s jambolan wine |  |
USA: Mexican fruit fly quarantine declared in Valley Center | ||||
| For almost a decade, Rus Khet has been using pure jambolan or Java plum to produce wine through months of ageing until it tastes like red wine and is easy to consume. | The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a 77-square-mile quarantine covering Valley Center and surrounding areas after discovering several Mexican fruit flies (MXFF) | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Modelling water fluxes to improve banana irrigation scheduling and management in Magdalena, Colombia The effect of the number of blades and pulleys of the banana cutting machine Endophytic non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum-derived dual benefit for nematode management and improved banana (Musa spp.) productivity |
Physiological weight loss of mango cv. alphonso as influenced by the different types of edible coatings viz. single layer, composite and bilayer Effect of high-pressure homogenization on the sensory, nutritional and physical characteristics of mango nectar (Mangifera indica L.) The addition of mango and papaya peels to corn extrudates enriches their phenolic compound profile and maintains their sensory characteristics |
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Supra-optimal temperatures induce photochemical leaf damage and reduce photosynthetic O2 evolution in Carica papaya L. Exploring reliable biochemical and molecular markers for sex determination in papaya Elucidating the Colletotrichum spp. diversity responsible for papaya anthracnose in Brazil |
Juá (Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.) mucilage and juá by-product phenolic extract improve quality parameters and retain bioactive compounds in fresh-cut pineapple during storage A-Pruning: A lightweight pineapple flowers counting network based on filter pruning The Inhibition Efficiency of Pineapple Crown Extract for Iron B500 in H2SO4 and Hcl Media |
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Converting avocado seeds into a ready to eat snack and analysing for persin and amygdalin Perceptual Factors Influencing the Adoption of Innovative Tissue Culture Technology by the Australian Avocado Industry Mathematical modelling of Hass avocado firmness by using destructive and non-destructive devices at different maturity stages and under two storage conditions |
First report of Cactus virus X in Selenicereus monacanthus in the Philippines Natural infection of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. edulis) by a novel member of the family Tymoviridae in Colombia Soil Nutrient Status and Morphometric Responses of Guava under Drip Irrigation and High-Tech Horticultural Techniques for Sustainable Farming |
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