A temporary halt to US citrus imports is not expected to affect retail fruit supplies, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. Imports were halted by Biosecurity New Zealand after fruit fly larvae were found in a single orange during a routine inspection of a consignment from California on AprilContinue Reading
Cambodia yesterday began the process of sending its first shipment of bananas to the Chinese market, after five local companies were greenlighted by the Chinese government last month. During a ceremony attended by Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon, 100 tonnes of bananas were stored at a warehouse in Phnom Penh,Continue Reading
The state Ministry Of Agriculture, Native Land And Regional Development is focusing on durian, pineapple, banana and coconut as the chosen fruit crops to help meet Sarawak’s goal of becoming a net food exporter by 2030, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said today. The minister said the state government willContinue Reading
A Sh110 million (USD 1 million) banana processing and value addition plant, to be constructed with a grant from the European Union, is set to be launched in Taita Taveta this month by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Taita Taveta Banana Farmers’ Co-operative Society (TATABA) chair Constantine Malai asked farmers toContinue Reading
Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new study, byContinue Reading
In Europe, papaya consumption isn’t yet as common as in tropical countries, but it is growing gradually. A report from the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), gave those exporting papayas to the Old Continent a list of the qualities they should strive for inContinue Reading
In 2017, the Southeast Asian country earned US$167.9 million from banana exports. The figure dipped to USD 112 million in 2018, but is expected to rise to $168 million in 2019, according to the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The bulk of the crop will be soldContinue Reading
China is increasing its imports of fruits, berries and nuts and may for the first time exceed the mark of USD 10 billion in 2019. According to EastFruit analysts, imports of fruits, nuts and berries to China in the first four months of 2019 rose to USD 3.1 billion,Continue Reading
During these troubled times in Venezuela, the mango has a new identity. “We call them ‘the noise takers’ because they calm down the noise that our stomachs make when we are hungry,” says Danilson Hernández, who manages a modest business that upholsters vehicles in Maracaibo, Venezuela. AndContinue Reading
For the first time, researchers from ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Umiam, have mapped the mitochondrial genome of a beetle. Known as guava trunk borer, the beetle thrives on the guava and litchi trees in the northeastern region of India. To address this issue, an international research team, which includedContinue Reading
A slight but distinct aroma of the King of Fruits wafted through the air within the ballroom of a hotel here as booths were set up to promote durian and its products in China. A two-day Malaysia Durian Festival was organised in conjunction with the Belt and Road ForumContinue Reading
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi and Chinese Customs and Excise Minister Ni Yue Feng inked a trade protocol on mangosteen exports to the economic giant, Thursday, after it permitted Indonesia to re-export. “This cooperation is part of the efforts to boost connectivity and investment,” Marsudi remarked beforeContinue Reading
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