Pitahaya and rambutan are two exotic fruits that are a sensation in the province of Chanchamayo, in the region of Junin, and that are currently being produced for export purposes; to date, producers have planted some 250 hectares of these new alternative fruits. These productions have high levelsContinue Reading
Australia’s only commercial Achacha plantation is on the market, providing investors with an opportunity to secure a monopoly over the sweet, tangy fruit. Achacha (achachairú, Garcinia humilis) is a native of Bolivia. Located on the Bruce Highway 45km south of Townsville at Palm Creek, the 123 hectare (304Continue Reading
The Tripura government has taken several steps to boost pineapple production in the state by planning to make infrastructure and laying emphasis on export. Biplab Deb, Tripura government, pineapple production, pineapple production in tripura, APEDA, queen pineapple, Jumerdhepa, Sipahijala district. The Tripura government has taken several stepsContinue Reading
Avocado farming has become a big-league agro-enterprise with various market forces including border control, climate and global appetite for avocado favouring Kenyan producers. The Hass avocado, a premium product in the Middle East and Europe has especially gained popularity in the ready-to-eat segment, with consumer appetite changing graduallyContinue Reading
Add “cause for a university evacuation in Australia” to the long list of reasons that durian may be the world’s most maligned fruit. About 3 p.m. Saturday local time, Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade sent out an alert about a chemical hazard at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Continue Reading
Farms in Hawaii could become “zero waste” if a state-funded demonstration project proves viable. The state’s Agribusiness Development Corp. is proposing to build a $1.5 million facility at the Shipman Business Park that would grow algae from leftover produce, in particular, papaya. The algae could then be usedContinue Reading
The Food Safety department on April 24 seized and destroyed 2.5 tonnes of artificially ripened fruits from the wholesale fruits market in Koyambedu. The fruits, including two tonnes of papaya and 500 kg of mangoes, had been ripened using calcium carbide, said sources in the department. This time sinceContinue Reading
South Australia has strengthened its import requirements, following the discovery of fruit fly larvae in four consignments of Queensland mangoes sent to South Australia during the summer harvest, which threatened its fruit fly-free status. The reforms include a ban on fruit that has been heat-treated as well asContinue Reading
The much-feared Tropical Race 4 strain of the Fusarium oxysporum soil fungus which causes Panama disease in Cavendish bananas has now been discovered in Myanmar. This follows closely on the heels of its discovery in Vietnam and Laos. The fungus is expected to have disastrous consequences on individual banana growersContinue Reading
More than 3,000 banana plants were damaged in a whirlwind at a few villages near Sathyamangalam on April 20 night. Farmers, who were expecting a good harvest in two weeks, pegged the loss at several lakh rupees. They said they had planted different varieties such as red banana, nenthiram andContinue Reading
The wholesale cost of the world’s most popular fruit went bananas in the early part of this year. The price that stores paid for bananas hit a record high in the first quarter, pressured by limited supplies in Central and South America, which produce most bananas sold in theContinue Reading
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has recently successfully developed year-round dragon fruit in the country by using artificial lighting. BARI held a workshop at Pahartoli of Khulshi in Chattogram on Saturday over the success of the institute where its Director General Dr Abul Kalam Azad was present as chiefContinue Reading
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