TFNet News Compilation (Page 188)

by Lominda Afedraru, All Africa   In crop agriculture, genetic modification (GM) technology has been used to improve appearance, taste, nutritional quality as well as drought, pest and disease tolerance.   The most adopted trait is that of herbicide tolerance, which enables weed control through chemical application as opposed to handContinue Reading

  The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed the mandatory use of labelling in citrus indicating the preservatives and other chemicals used in the post-harvest treatment.   Endorsing a previous ruling of the General Court, the Court of Justice confirmed that it is reasonable to warn consumersContinue Reading

by C. Jaisankar, The Hindu     For C. Ramalingam (60), a banana grower of Alakarai near Musiri in the district, life is not as rosy as he finds it difficult to get back the money spent for raising banana on his four acres of land holding.   Since the marketContinue Reading

  According to a report from European auditors, “Argentina has an integral system in place for the export of citrus fruits, with appropriate measures in each critical stage of the process; the country has also considerably strengthened its phytosanitary controls to minimise the risk of detection of quarantine pests atContinue Reading

    The sales of Egyptian oranges started slowly this year. “The expectations on the market were high. Because the price of Spanish and Moroccan oranges at the start of the Egyptian season were high, everyone expected the market to be easier,” says Joey Deen of Denimpex.   “I personallyContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Queensland-grown Honey Gold mangoes have left a sweet taste in the mouths of US consumers, having entered the North American market for the first time this season.   Three shipments of the variety were included in an Australian industry export programme, which saw the fruit distributedContinue Reading

by Anouk Sijmonsma, Fresh Plaza   The Indonesian government has set off on a track of increased self-sufficiency. Strong-rupiah policy, anti-foreign sentiments and increased Chinese competition have moved the Indonesian president Joko Widodo towards protectionism.   The Indonesian government has, as part of this policy, reduced a lot of its fruitContinue Reading

  A cold snap in Spain last week caused millions of Euro loss to fruit production, especially in Murcia. Growers had feared that the early blossoming brought on by a mild winter, would leave the trees more vulnerable to the risk of frost, and unfortunately they were proved right.  Continue Reading

  The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), conducted a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) in order to open the market to Uruguayan citrus and it’s about to finalize the corresponding notifications to allow imports of a variety of these fruits into the country.Continue Reading

  Mr Sharif Amari, Adviser of the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, confirmed last week in Blida that the country needs to work on developing its citrus sector and reduce imports from abroad in order to support the national economy.   Mr Amari said this during the openingContinue Reading

  Preparations for next seasons citrus harvest are being carried out normally and producers have been complying with all the provisions of the regulations stipulated in the Fresh Fruit Certification Program for the EU markets and other similar restrictions, said the regional director of Senasa South NOA, Carlos Grignola.  Continue Reading