Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits Introduction Name, Taxonomy, Botany Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development Harvesting: In papaya fruit harvesting, generally, fruit may be picked when yellow colour covers 1/5Continue Reading
Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits Introduction Name, Taxonomy, Botany Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development Agro-climatic Suitability: Papaya being a tropical fruit grows well in the mild sub-tropical regions upContinue Reading
Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits Introduction Name, Taxonomy, Botany Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development Distribution Cultivars: There are many distinct, true-breeding varieties in the world 4 today. ManyContinue Reading
Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits Introduction Name, Taxonomy, Botany Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development Name and Botany: Family Genus Species Caricaceae Carica – 22 species Facaratia (Jacaratica) –Continue Reading
Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits Introduction Name, Taxonomy, Botany Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development Introduction: Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tropical fruit having commercial importance because of its highContinue Reading
Mangoes have started to arrive on market stalls in the city of Tamil Nadu and with their arrival, officials from the city’s Food Safety and Drug Administration Department are asking traders not to use calcium carbide to artificially ripen the fruits. District Designated Officer T. Anuradha, who conductedContinue Reading
One of Canada’s top climatologists believes that if the increasingly warm weather becomes the norm, there could be some interesting effects on agriculture, and not necessarily negative ones. “I think what we’ll see are opportunities for growing crops that will be similar crops now but maybe a differentContinue Reading
by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza Imports of citrus from Peru were late this season for importer Pacific Produce, “We are normally first,” explains Rob Cullum from the company. “Local prices were good and the European market was not, due to Moroccan and Spanish nadercotts still on the market and alsoContinue Reading
Demand for Ecuadorian organic bananas is not growing at the desired pace, mainly because of the lack of momentum in the production and product promotion. Currently, the main exporters are large multinationals and small independent exporters. “Compared to the production of conventional bananas, the organic banana harvest takes placeContinue Reading
Ugandan farmers focus on producing more financially profitable crops like maize, beans, bananas and potatoes, as well as others. However, this means that so called ‘orphan’ or traditional food crops are disappearing, and for some smallholder farmers they could in fact be better positioned to grow these instead. Continue Reading
by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet After a bumper year for both production and export volumes in 2015, New Zealand kiwifruit shipments are expected to enter a short-term period of consolidation in 2016, according to a USDA Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report. Total production (all varieties) climbed to 475,000 tonnesContinue Reading
by Yzza Ibrahim, Fresh Plaza The market for citrus fruits in Poland completely changed in early March in terms of demand and prices compared with February. Ahmed Abdelhady of Citrozone, says that he expects high prices at the end of the season for all sizes due to shortages and alsoContinue Reading
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