TFNet News Compilation (Page 226)

By Katie Lepri   Michael Hass wears a white lab coat as he leans over the liquid nitrogen to grind a brittle a leaf from a mango tree with mortar and pestle into fine white powder. He is attempting to break the leaf cells open in order to extract DNA,Continue Reading

by R. Rajaram   A group of 1,000 banana farmers across the State have joined hands and floated a company with objectives of improving revenue, preventing post-harvest losses and identifying organised markets to dispatch their produce at a competitive price.   Christened Tamil Nadu Banana Producer Company Limited, the incorporatedContinue Reading

by Ashraf Uddin Sijel, Mymensingh Unscrupulous farmers in Mymensingh’s Fulbari upazila are treating Ashwini pineapples with chemicals particularly ethopen, which are harmful for human health. According to the district agriculture extension office, the juicy fruits have been grown on around 1300 hectares of land.   Farmers said they could not make profitsContinue Reading

Pakistan exported record mango of 91,700 metric tonnes during current fruit season 2014 as compared to 61,000 metric tonnes during 2013. Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) as well as private sector played a prominent role producing export quality mango.   Pakistan achieved success in mango export byContinue Reading

by Suthon Sukphisit   Almost 300 years after Westerners introduced the guava to Thailand, the popular ‘farang’ continues to evolve.   When we hear someone mention khanom farang (a muffin-like sweet), man farang (potato), maak farang (chewing gum) and trae farang (natural trumpet), we know that the word farang meansContinue Reading

Representatives from Taiwan and the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) have met in order to speed up the establishment of phytosanitary protocols for trade of various exotic fruits both ways between the two countries.   Taiwan is hoping to export fresh litchis to Colombia, while the South American country would like marketContinue Reading

A new banana value addition factory recently launched by President Museveni in Bushenyi, in Western Uganda, is set to provide a ready market for over 400 farmers.   Sources say their economic status will substantially improve. Uganda is one of the top five biggest banana producers in the world.  Continue Reading

Chiquita Brands International‘s plan to acquire Fyffes of Ireland for $526 million hit a snag last month, when a leading proxy advisory service recommended shareholders vote against the deal.   Now the same group, Institutional Shareholder Services, has changed its tune, voicing its support for a merger of the twoContinue Reading

While Brazilian papaya exports have so far this season been relatively strong, shippers are hoping to significantly increase volumes as the fruit quality gradually improves.   A recent report from São Paulo University’s Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (CEPEA) said in September month-on-month exports significantly increased, largely becauseContinue Reading

Distributor Green Island Rum is introducing a new fruit wine from Mauritius to the UK market – Divine tropical lychee wine 12%abv.   To make the wine, fresh lychees are peeled and stoned before being pressed. Yeast is added to the extracted juice and after a two to three weekContinue Reading

by Vishwa Kundapura   Mango yield in the State is likely to witness a drop as cultivators are felling trees that are withering owing to scanty rain and humidity.   All the five taluks in Kolar district have been declared drought-hit and mangoes are among the major crops affected by theContinue Reading