Of all the types of bananas being sold, the Philippine Cavendish variety is the most popular, owing to its appearance. “They look almost perfect. There are fewer blemishes and fewer scratches, compared to the Malaysian ones,” said retailer Ben Phua. “Malaysian bananas have black spots. Those spots are actuallyContinue Reading
Avocado on toast, in a salad or a smoothie? There are many ways to eat the green fruit which is popular with hipsters across the world – a craze that Kenya is cashing in on. At Le Grenier à Pain restaurant in the leafy suburb of Riverside in Nairobi,Continue Reading
The government of the Dominican Republic has launched a programme to support pineapple production with the aim of increasing exports, especially to new markets like China. The measures include the provision of technical assistance, credit, logistics support and investments to upgrade existing packhouses and build new facilities. AgricultureContinue Reading
Typhoon Rosita proved to be costly for the country, with over ₱1.82 billion (USD 350 million) in damage. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said a total of 90,052 hectares of agricultural land in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Regions I, II, and III were affected byContinue Reading
A price dispute between producers in Michoacan, the heartland of Mexican avocado production, and packing companies has brought exports of the coveted green fruit to a halt. Growers ceased harvesting last week and now shipments to Mexico’s three top avocado buyers — the U.S., Canada, and Japan —Continue Reading
A delayed shipment of bananas from Mexico and Ecuador has left some Countdown supermarkets low on the country’s favorite fruit. A Countdown spokesperson told 1 NEWS that a shipping route change is to blame, putting pressure on how many bananas the supermarket chain has in stock. “We’re currentlyContinue Reading
A container carrying 21 tonnes of the Grand Naine variety of banana from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district will leave Kochi port on November 1 on a sea voyage of 24 days to the Port of Trieste, Italy. With this, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday formally commenced export of bananaContinue Reading
Under the scorching sun in Marafa, a small village nestled in a canyon-like depression in Kilifi County in southeast Kenya, women are carefully harvesting pineapples from their open gardens. Using kangas — rectangular pieces of cloth wrapped around their waists — they pick the ripe fruits and pack them intoContinue Reading
Saudi Kingdom’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdel Rahman Bin Abdel Mohsen al-Fadhly on Wednesday lifted a ban on importing Guava from Egypt after Egypt implemented new exportation rules. According to a report released by Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture, the new rules include providing export information codes forContinue Reading
The weather is hot as Miriam Njambi and her two workers walk through coffee bushes to her banana plantation in Kigumo, Murang’a County. Armed with a machete and gunny bags, Miriam, a retired teacher, and the two workers are on a mission to harvest bananas for sale. NotContinue Reading
Ecuador, the world’s largest banana exporter, is urging Latin American producers to fight German supermarket chain Aldi’s bid to pay one euro less per case in 2019. “We must organize a front of all producing countries in the region to stop Aldi from applying this unfair measure,” EcuadoranContinue Reading
The habitat of one of the world’s most endangered tigers is under threat, according to environmental groups, as forests in Malaysia are cleared to meet growing demand for durians, the divisively pungent fruit hugely popular in China. Forests in the region of Raub in Malaysia, which has become aContinue Reading
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