Papaya cultivation is gaining popularity among a section of farmers in the district, as they get assured returns and remunerative price for the produce. A group of farmers from Annamangalam near here have taken up papaya cultivation a year ago, taking due advantage of the growing demand forContinue Reading
New Zealand and Viet Nam signed an agreement on the export of Vietnamese dragon fruit in Ha Noi yesterday. New Zealand’s Ambassador to Viet Nam Haike Manning and Nguyen Xuan Hong, general director of the Plant Protection Department of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, signedContinue Reading
by Clint Thompson, Albany Herald Low commodity prices for cotton, peanuts and corn have forced Colquitt County farmers to seek other crop options for this year’s growing season. Colquitt County is ranked among Georgia’s top 10 counties in watermelon acreage and farm gate value in 2014, according to theContinue Reading
Millions of people facing hunger in South Sudan will be driven to the brink of catastrophe if renewed flashes of violence derail the fragile peace process, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, warning that the human costs of recent fighting in Juba will be compoundedContinue Reading
Technology obtained through solar energy could be utilised to increase crop production and better results and the scientists of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) were playing significant role in making the country self-sufficient in food production. “The use of solar technology and advanced methods to dry dates couldContinue Reading
by Chan Shih-hung and William Hetherington, Taipei Times Fruit prices, affected by a recent typhoon, have more doubled, with no end in sight, bringing one township that was spared the brunt of the storm enormous profits. Typhoon Nepartak, which hit on July 8 with winds up to 205kph andContinue Reading
The city-based Central Food Technological Research Institute has developed a waste-to-wealth model for banana cultivators, allowing them to convert waste into organic manure. According to CFTRI director Ram Rajasekharan, it has been demonstrated with active participation of farmers at the institute. The institute stepped in following banana cultivators’Continue Reading
by Ashley Walmsley, Farm Weekly PINEAPPLE growers have sharpened their knowledge on the widely-used herbicide diuron, determined to make the most of it while they can. The two-day Pineapple Field Days in Yeppoon last week attracted more than 100 people, with suggestions 80 per cent of Australia’s pineapple farmsContinue Reading
Date palms are an iconic feature of landscapes in the Middle East and North Africa. These graceful trees are one of the oldest known fruit crops and have been cultivated for well over 5,000 years, providing sustenance for generations. To this day, dates have been an important internationalContinue Reading
by Fabian Koh, Straits Times A drought in Malaysia has led to a spike in durian prices, with some sellers here charging over $10 a kilogram more than they were a year ago. June and July usually form the peak season for the ‘king of fruits’ but theContinue Reading
by Muhammad Luqman, samaa.tv Malik Mazhar Sandheela, the owner of an orchard near river Chenab in Multan is eying a 100 percent increase in the income from his mango crop this year. To him, adoption of new production and pest management techniques have led to increase in theContinue Reading
by Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters Venezuela’s mango season is providing some relief during worsening food shortages that are forcing the poor to skip meals and sparking a rash of lootings. Facing Soviet-style food lines for increasingly scarce products at supermarkets, more and more people are turning to the South AmericanContinue Reading
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