His name is Pham S, a scientist from Lam Dong Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, renowned among locals for helping them improve the fruits of their labour. Talking with us, Pham S says, “Being a scientist, I understand the feelings and aspirations of farmers. That’s why I frequentlyContinue Reading
An Indian firm–Rinac -is looking for a representative to help in the distribution and marketing of its cooling facilities, blast freezers, in the country. “I have met with four firms and I am sure we’ll strike a deal with one of them and open a representative office in Tanzania,” theContinue Reading
Four years ago, a group of health-conscious individuals formed an organization which aims to seek an alternative to the sugar-laden commercial beverage products which are currently in the market. With this in mind, Greenchoice Selections Inc. started to develop juice concentrates made from calamansi. “Greenchoice Selections Inc. was founded inContinue Reading
A Tanzanian based firm, Export Trading Group (ETG) has disclosed its intention to build a 50 million dollar fruits juice factory in Benue state Nigeria. Mr. Sanjay Sethi, Chief Executive Officer of ETG, stated this when he led a delegation of the company to the Minister of State for Industry,Continue Reading
China’s food safety watchdog has launched an investigation into local juice makers after a media report said they used rotten fruit to make their products. The probe includes two branches of the country’s sector leader, China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. Farmers in several Chinese provinces sold rotten fruit to distributors, which wasContinue Reading
As part of his project to publish the most comprehensive book ever produced for general readers on the world’s tropical fruits, botanist Rolf Blancke has written a five-part series for www.freshfruitportal.com on his exotic fruit experiences. In this final instalment, he discusses some interesting discoveries in the Penang Tropical Fruit Farm andContinue Reading
Australia’s pineapple industry could be crippled and almost half of Queensland’s crops wiped out by exotic diseases, the state’s Agriculture Department has warned. These fears are not confined to the pineapple industry: Tasmania’s farmers have made similar warnings about that state’s lucrative potato trade and Australian ginger growers have accusedContinue Reading
Guava tree is local fruit of South Americans and Caribbean countries and it was brought to Asian countries by Portuguese in the 17th century. Guava is the member of family Myrtaceae, this plant has higher adaptability as well as productivity. This plant can produce high yield and good quality fruitContinue Reading
Where before, it was the Oriental side that bore the brunt of super typhoons. Now the roll of the dice points at Negros Occidental. Or maybe a weather version of the Russian roulette. Five unloaded chambers and one loaded. After being spared lately from the ravages of supertyphoons, the oneContinue Reading
The celebrated 1930s central market in São Paulo is a huge grid of food stalls where locals to Brazil’s largest city come daily to shop and eat. Sellers in the fruit section seduce you with juicy slivers of fragrant guavas, papayas and Brazilian citrus fruits, and juice bars offer exoticContinue Reading
While the debate rages on about the pros and cons of genetically modified crops, a Hawai`i research facility is working on developing a ringspot virus-resistant papaya – the “old-fashioned” way. The Oahu-based Hawaii Agriculture Research Center has received a federal grant to assist in cross-breeding a hybrid that would beContinue Reading
Produce exports to Australia and New Zealand are sluggish but show signs of gradually improving. This is the comment from Michael Brown, the CEO of the produce farmers’ co-operative, Nature’s Way Co-operative. “For example, some of our biggest papaya producers were badly hit by the floods in 2012Continue Reading
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