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Registration for our guava webinar is now open. Click here! |
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New information about our keynote and invited speakers. Click here for speaker bios. To know more about ISTF2023, visit www.itfnet.org/istf2023 To register, click here. |
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Prospects and challenges of expanding mangosteen production and market |
The expansion of tropical fruits production, consumption, and trade to sustain growth and development | ||||
TFNet ACTIVITIES |
FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD |
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Webinar on the Prospects of Expanding Guava Production and Trade 2023 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2023) 15th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting Seminar on Recent Developments in the Pineapple Industry |
iFresh Asia Fruit and Vegetable Industry Expo 2023 Fruit Processing Expo III International Symposium on Jackfruit and Other Moraceae Fourth Global Conference - World Banana Forum |
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| Missed our webinars? You can now watch them in our Youtube channel! | We are looking for contributors to our website and newsletters. Contact us at info@itfnet.org. | ||||
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS |
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UGANDA: Company turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts |  |
UK: Government accused of plan to further cut cost of bananas at expense of poorest African producers | ||||
| Local startup Texfad is buying banana stems and turns the fiber into attractive handicrafts such as rugs, lampshades, and even hair extensions. | UK is refusing to commit to EU pledge to stop cutting tariffs on big producers despite bananas being as cheap today as three decades ago. |
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NEW ZEALAND: Banana ‘shortage based on seasonal demand’, says Dole |  |
INDIA: Virus hits banana crop, help sought from agri varsity | ||||
| New Zealanders are bananas for bananas, but the country relies on imports from Mexico, Ecuador and the Philippines for its supply. | The Jalgaon district administration has sought the help of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Rahuri to understand the spread and cause of ‘cucumber mosaic virus’ that affected banana plantations. | ||||||
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INDIA: Mango exports rose 19% in April-Aug. as 41 countries bought fruit |  |
MENA: Climate change sours ripening taste for mango | ||||
| Mango exports from India have risen 19% in the first five months of 2023-24, with the U.S. importing more than 2,000 metric tonnes of the pulpy fruit. | The Middle East’s up-and-coming mango farmers must contend with a challenge all too familiar to the industry’s heavyweights: climate change, | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Mango prices on rise as harvest yields fall by more than half across Australia’s Top End |  |
PERU: Fresh mango exports soared in September | ||||
| This summer West Australian shoppers are being told to expect to pay upwards of four to five dollars for the seasonal fruit. | From August 1 to October 2 of this year, Peru exported 2,447,543 kilos of fresh mango, almost 10 times more than last year. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Japan signs MOA with PCCI to increase trade and investments, including pineapples and bananas |  |
INDIA: Good times for pineapple vendors in state | ||||
| While signing the MOA, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry representative said that climate change has reduced the quality of bananas and pineapples from the Philippines. | It's a good time for pineapple farmers in Kerala as farmgate prices of pineapples have increased by Rs12, and even higher for market prices. | ||||||
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MALAYSIA: Collaborative pineapple farming takes off in Rompin |  |
CANADA: Say aloha to the Maui Gold pineapple, with a $90 price tag | ||||
| Pineapple contract farming has proven to be successful in increasing income for planters, especially youths. | Maui Gold pineapples — prized by aficionados for their sweetness, as well as notes of coconut and mango — are now available in Canada | ||||||
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KENYA: New tech to control papaya mealybug pest in the Coast |  |
CHILE: Market open for Brazilian papaya | ||||
| Researchers at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (Cabi) have introduced a parasitic wasp, a natural predator, to coastal counties to help control the papaya mealybug pest. | Brazil and Chile have completed their trade agreement for papaya, following the review of certificates and on-site audits of phytosanitary requirements. | ||||||
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ITALY: As temperatures rise, Sicily turns to tropical fruits |  |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: District taps in avocado | ||||
| Avocados, mangos, bananas and passion fruit — a wealth of tropical produce is growing under the shadow of Sicily’s Mount Etna, as the Italian island’s farmers adapt to global warming. | The Kainantu district development authority in Eastern Highlands province has embarked on commercializing avocado going forward. | ||||||
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VIETNAM: Booming durian crop size worries authorities |  |
CHINA: Malaysia to satisfy national durian craving as import talks accelerate | ||||
| Vietnam’s durian growing area has been expanding on average 24.5% annually since 2010 to 131,000 hectares now, the fastest among its key crops, leaving authorities concerned about oversupply. | Chinese and Malaysian officials are in talks about opening the former country’s enormous market to exports of the latter’s fresh durians, as appetites grow for the famously pungent tropical fruits. | ||||||
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INDIA: Dragonfruit is now grown in 2,000 acres in Karnakata |  |
MALAYSIA: Jackfruit in demand | ||||
| Dragon fruit is cultivated on over 2,000 acres across Karnataka and avocado on at least 1,000 acres, according to Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) scientists. | The Malaysian jackfruit, with its unique sweetness, crunchy texture, and golden yellow colour, has piqued the interest of Chinese importers after its debut in China in September, say industry players. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Evidence for Dicot Plants as Alternative Hosts of Banana Bunchy Top Virus and Its Alphasatellites in South-East Asia Identifying the optimal phenological period for discriminating fruit tree crops using multi-temporal Sentinel-2 data and Google Earth Engine in a heterogeneous subtropical horticultural region |
Design of EGTBoost Classifier for Automated External Skin Defect Detection in Mango Fruit Machine Learning-Based Classification of Mango Pulp Weevil Activity Utilizing an Acoustic Sensor |
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Biochemical and Metabolomics Analyses Reveal the Mechanisms Underlying Ascorbic Acid and Chitosan Coating Mediated Energy Homeostasis in Postharvest Papaya Fruit Automatic Identification of Hermaphrodite Papaya Applying Computer Vision and Machine Learning |
IoT Based Soil Nutrient Development Monitoring System for Smart Pineapple Farming using Firebase Nickel Content of Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) and Banana (Musa sapientum L.) Sold in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja |
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Transcriptomic data exploring the effect of agave fructans on the induction of the defense system in avocado fruit Towards use of life cycle–based indicators to support continuous improvement in the environmental performance of avocado orchards in New Zealand |
The Increment of Genetic Potential of Mangosteen through Fertilization Exigent carbon nanodots for trapping 6-thioguanine to resist fire blight caused by Erwinia amylovora in an orchard |
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