| ISSUE 95: JULY 2025 |  |
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| TFNet and CABI BioProtection Portal team up to promote sustainable crop protection for tropical fruit growers | |||||
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UPCOMING TFNet ACTIVITIES
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FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
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| 2025 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2025) Date: 23-25 September 2025 Venue: Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia (Hybrid: in-person and online)9th TFNet General Assembly and 17th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting Date: 22 September 2025 Venue: Northern Australia Development Office, Darwin, Australia (Hybrid: in-person and online) |
VI International Conference on Postharvest and Quality Management of Horticultural Products of Interest for Tropical Regions Date: 5-7 November 2025 Venue: Bogota, ColombiaXIII International Symposium on Banana: Exploring Banana Diversity for Improved Livelihoods Date: 23-28 August 2026 Venue: Kyoto, Japan |
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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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CAMBODIA: Chinese banana group expand operations by 50% |  |
GUATEMALA: How the Climate Crisis Could Lead to a Banana Crisis | ||||
| Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co., Ltd. is planning to increase its export of Cavendish bananas to China to 30,000 tonnes this year, through the expansion of cultivation areas and its supply chain. | 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. | ||||||
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MALAWI: From ruin to revival as Malawi’s banana growers plant a new future |  |
CHINA: Tropical storm Wutip devastates Hainan’s banana industry | ||||
| Malawi banana farmers are recovering from the devastation caused by banana bunchy top virus, which destroyed the livelihoods of farmers. | Crops in Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces suffered significant damage, with large-scale fruit drop and plant lodging observed for lychees, bananas, papayas, durians. | ||||||
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INDIA: Mango prices fall amid glut of imported fruit |  |
PERU: Mango harvest expected to decline | ||||
| Indian mangoes are cheaper this season than they have been in recent years due to a fierce price war that has reportedly broken out among several retailers. | Climate fluctuations across various regions have led to a delayed start of the 2025/2026 mango season in Piura, with fruits possibly not reaching the market until October. | ||||||
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BRAZIL: Mango and grape producers reject Asia export pivot proposal as US imposes 50 per cent tariff |  |
SENEGAL: Tackling the problem of fruit flies in mangoes | ||||
| Industry leaders reject government suggestions to pivot to Asian markets, and warn that redirecting shipments to Europe would depress market prices | The fruit fly issue in Senegal, exacerbated by climate anomalies, has severely impacted the mango export sector over the past three to four years. | ||||||
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MALAYSIA: New Zealand target market for pineapple exports |  |
VIETNAM: Pineapple farming thrives in Dong Thap | ||||
| Malaysia aims to tap into the high-value New Zealand market for pineapples, following strong interest expressed by New Zealand authorities | Farmers in the Dong Thap Muoi region have developed a vast specialised pineapple farming area covering nearly 15,400 ha. | ||||||
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BANGLADESH: A look at pineapple wholesale market in Tangail |  |
MALAYSIA: Massive peat fire continues to spread at Miri-Marudi pineapple plantation | ||||
| Xinhua visits a local pineapple wholesale market in Tangail, the largest pineapple cultivation area in Bangladesh. | The ongoing hot and dry weather, combined with the strong winds, has posed a major challenge for firefighters attempting to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby areas. | ||||||
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THAILAND: Retail initiative supports farmers and students through fruit sales campaign |  |
TANZANIA: Why farmers should be turning to fruit exports | ||||
| Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade has partnered with Go Wholesale, a major food ingredient wholesaler under Central Retail, to support local fruit farmers and promote domestic consumption. | High-value fruits like mangoes, avocados, and papayas are the new agricultural heroes for Tanzania, with their high demand locally and abroad. | ||||||
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MYANMAR: Joint efforts needed for avocado exports to China in Oct |  |
MOROCCO: Avocado exports to Canada reach record high amidst drought | ||||
| Farm owners need to cooperate in testing six common insects to export avocados to China, said U Kyaw Soe, secretary of the MAVO. | While Morocco faces its worst drought in decades, the country has exported a record 1,180 tons of avocados, a water-intensive crop, to Canada this season. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Avocado exports have increased seven-fold over the last few years |  |
BRAZIL: Avocados to be imported from Mexico, unlocking a market of over 200 million | ||||
| It is looking like there will be a strong supply of avocado this year, wherein the Hass variety is the most dominant variety currently available. | With a range of U.S.-imposed tariffs complicating northbound trade, Mexico is turning its attention southward as it welcomes Brazil as a new market for avocados, one of its strongest exports. | ||||||
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EGYPT: Guava reclaims dominance in Qatar’s market |  |
VIETNAM: Dragon fruit exports face serious disruption as certification process stalls | ||||
| Between July 2024 and April 2025, Egypt exported 858 tons of guava to Qatar, valued at $817,000. | A change in food safety certification procedures has left dragon fruit exporters unable to ship their produce. | ||||||
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EMERGING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN TROPICAL FRUITS
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Effect of a Protein– Polysaccharide Coating on the Physicochemical Properties of Banana (Musa paradisiaca) During Storage |  |
Dole Japan transforms imperfect bananas into charcoal to combat food waste | ||||
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This 10-minute ozone hack keeps mangoes fresh for 28 days |  |
Papaya Leaf Disease Classification Using Pre-trained Deep Learning Models: A Comparative Study | ||||
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Development and Characterization of Bio-Composites Reinforced with Pineapple/Ramie Fibers and Sugarcane Biomass-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) |  |
Soursop pudding with boiled moringa leaves as a healthy snack can lower uric acid levels in hyperuricemia | ||||
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RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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| Screening of exotic banana accessions for their resistance to fusarium wilt race 1 and tropical race 4 in India R. Thangavelu, et al. Scientific Reports (2025) DOIModelling the effects of virus-resistant planting material on the transmission dynamics of banana bunchy top disease Mapinda, J., et al Scientific Reports (2025) DOIEfficacy of Propolis Extract on Postharvest and Nutritional Quality of Cavendish Banana Ampomah, G.A., et al Pre-print at SSRN (not peer reviewed) DOI |
Investigating the aroma transition during rapid mango ripening driven by dynamic catabolism of fatty acids Wang, Y., et al Food Chemistry (2025) DOISupplementation with molybdenum optimises nitrate reductase activity during floral induction in mango trees Silva, L.S., et al The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology (2025) DOICNN-based solution for mango classification in agricultural environments Peon, B.D., et al Telematica (2025) |
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| Exploring the impact of different rooting media on the growth and development of protray grown papaya (Carica papaya L.) var. Red Lady Hariwinsrimedha, RS., et al Int’l Journal of Agriculture and Food Science (2025) DOIEffect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Combined with Exogenous Calcium on Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Plant Growth Maffo, A.F., et al. Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science DOIBiochemical characterization of processed papaya-mango mixed jam under storage Rohitash, et al. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences (2025) |
Production of Liquid Organic Fertilizer from Pineapple Peel Waste Using EM4 as a Bioactivator Wandasari, W., et al. Fullerene Journal of Chemistry (2025) DOIFrom pineapple crown to multi-targeting bioactive compounds by solid-state fermentation using Aspergillus tubingensis Brito, T.B.N., et al. Food Research International DOIPhosphorus nutrition provoked improvement on the growth and yield of MD-2 pineapple Cuyno, V.V., et al Pertanika |
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| Assessment of current post-harvest handling techniques for mango and avocado in Mbeya region, Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities for improvement Mng’ong’o, M.E., et al. Food and Humanity (2025) DOIComparative Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Colombian Caribbean Avocados and Hass: Exploring Metabolomic Diversity Rodriguez, P, et al. ACS Food Science and Technology (2025) DOIExergetic Evaluation of an Avocado (laurus Persea L.) Biorefinery in Northern Colombia Herrera-Rodriguez, et al. Chemical Engineering Transactions (2025) DOI |
Cellulose and lignin are the regulators of seed hardness in guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruit: Insights for processing and fresh consumption Jagga, Shubham, et al. Applied Food Research (2025) DOIMulti-modal expert system for automated durian ripeness classification using deep learning Santi, S., et al Intelligent Systems with Applications (2025) DOIAntioxidant Activity Test of Purple Passion Fruit Peel Extract ( Passiflora edulis Sims) Using The DPPH Method Suci, D.B, et al CEETE Conference Series DOI |
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