Mexican industry association Propapaya says growers who have been able to reach their farms in the wake of Hurricane Patricia are reporting fruit losses of between 50-80%. The category 5 hurricane struck Mexico’s Pacific coast late last week, affecting agricultural production to varying degrees in the states of Jalisco,Continue Reading
by Tom McBrien, The Michigan Reporter The banana: a favorite fruit, a preferred source of potassium and the source of a molecule that could fight some of the world’s deadliest viruses. Scientists have known for years that a protein inside bananas called banana lectin, or BanLec, has powerful antiviralContinue Reading
Agriculture experts have advised the farmers to complete the plantation of lychee saplings in their orchards in September and October. The tasty fruit of lychee is grown on 295 hectares in Punjab and delivers 1,811 tonnes of production per annum at the rate of 50-80 kilogram (kg) production perContinue Reading
by Judy Quiros, Philippine Daily Inquirer Climate change and a shift in preferred crops are threatening to reduce the supply of durian and lead to a shortage in supply of the world-famous pungent fruit in Southern Mindanao, a region known for durian production. Candelario Miculob, head of theContinue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC Rural The chief executive of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) is in Darwin to see the ongoing Banana Freckle eradication program, and says the wider industry is grateful for the work being done. Since the fungal disease was first found in 2013,Continue Reading
by Azman Zakaria, phys.org Papaya, banana and mango planters often face the problem of post-harvest diseases – ringspot or Anthracnose – where black spots on the fruits will grow bigger, causing the fruits to turn bad. Ringspots which are triggered by virus attacks –Colletotrichum gloeosporioides – will reduceContinue Reading
by Maclean Kwofi, Graphic Online Pineapple exporters and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) are sharply divided over factors that have accounted for the decline in foreign exchange derived from exporting fresh pineapples. The exporters have maintain that the slump in exports is due to the unavailabilityContinue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC Rural Delegates attending this week’s 11th International Mango Symposium have been told the global demand for mangoes is on the rise. Addressing the symposium in Darwin, Dr Victor Galan-Sauco from the International Society for Horticultural Science, said prospects for more mango plantings wereContinue Reading
by Visnja Malesic, Bio Tropic The tropical storm “Erika” which swept across the Caribbean at the end of August destroyed about 40% of the Dominican banana crop. The banana trees, shallow-rooted by nature, and heavily-laden with fruit, hardly had a chance against the strong winds. The Dominican Republic isContinue Reading
by L. Arias, Tico Times Government officials from Costa Rica and China signed the required sanitary protocols Tuesday for allowing the entry of Costa Rican pineapples, tuna and crayfish into the Asian market. Officials’ signatures were the only pending requirement for the inclusion of these products within theContinue Reading
by U Tejonmayam, Times of India Micro Labs Limited, a Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical company, on Wednesday launched Caripill, made from carica papaya leaf extracts, to help increase platelet count in patients suffering from dengue. Approved by the scientific and regulatory authority, the pilldoes not have any side-effects. While the conventional treatment involves plateletContinue Reading
by Luisa Cheshire, Fruitnet A Malaysian delegation has visited Qingdao in Shandong province to talk about exporting Malaysian dragon fruit to the Chinese market. Chong Sin Woon, one of the Malaysian delegates, said that with a population of over 100m, Shandong province is an attractive export market. Continue Reading
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