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Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits    Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value  Common Varieties  Agronomy  Pest & Disease  Post-harvest & Processing  Market and International Trade  Research and Development   Bananas have few troublesome pests or diseases outside the tropics. Root rot from cold wetContinue Reading

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  Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa, the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, confirmed to EL MUNDO on Thursday that Mexico will denounce Costa Rica to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for suspending Hass avocado imports claiming that they took this measure to defend their food security.  Continue Reading

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by Dickens Luvanda, hivisasa   The Ministry of Agriculture intends to partner with the county government of Uasin Gishu to sensitise locals on the importance of avocado farming.   The ministry also intends to provide avocado seeds to every interested farmer in the county.   Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said theContinue Reading