TFNet News Compilation (Page 253)

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), an agency attached to the Agriculture department, will conduct next year commercial testing of a mango drying system that is expected to cut costs for makers of processed mango products.   “Based on research by PhilMech, the local mango industry isContinue Reading

New regulations threaten to entangle U.S. fruit exports to an important Asian market. While the Indonesia government did recently rescind its intention to close the port of Jakarta to imported produce, another regulation set to go into effect Sept. 28 could cause problems for U.S. produce exports, said Mark Powers,Continue Reading

The Tri-State Fruit Fly Committee says the South Australian Riverland’s fruit fly-free areas will be at risk if the Victorian Government scales back its fruit fly program. The Victorian Government says combating fruit fly has become a lost cause and it has declared the pest endemic across the state, exceptContinue Reading

Kate Middleton was “wowed” by a tropical fruit display on day three of her Diamond Jubilee tour. The Duchess and husband William viewed the spectacular fruit selection at the Malaysian Prime Minister’s house. The couple were greeted by Najib Razak and his wife Roshmah Mansor at the entrance to theirContinue Reading

Passion fruit, pineapple and plantain, which are the main non-traditional fruits in the Ecuadorian export trade, reduced shipments in the first half of this year compared with the same period of 2011.   Lower production in the agriculture sector and the fall in external demand are some of the reasonsContinue Reading

TOKYO — Dole Food has said it is in advanced talks to sell its packaged foods and Asian fresh fruit businesses to the Japanese trading house Itochu. Dole, the world’s largest fruit and vegetable company, said in a news release on Wednesday that it was negotiating with Itochu over aContinue Reading

Food exports from Chile to China saw a strong increase of 35 percent year-on-year to $438 million in 2011, according to Chilean government figures underscore the South American country’s position as one of the major fruit suppliers to China. Chilean fruit take up a substantial share of China’s fruit imports.Continue Reading

The Karnataka horticulture department is now looking at ways to ensure prevention of wastage of jackfruit. In this regard, it will look at food processing companies to develop value-added export products. According to S A Ravindranath, minister for horticulture and sugar, Government of Karnataka, horticulture/ agriculture department along with farmersContinue Reading

Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) Edita A. Dacuycuy, hailed as the “dragon fruit lady of the north”, once again shares her formula for success. In a technology field day held in her farm in Barangay Paayas, Burgos, Ilocos Norte, MS Dacuycuy narrated why she started her dragon fruit production ── for herContinue Reading

The tiny, rock-hard fruits of Pollia condensata, a wild plant that grows in the forests of Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and other African countries, can’t be eaten raw, cooked or turned into a beverage. In Western Uganda and elsewhere, though, the plant’s small metallic fruits have long been used for decorativeContinue Reading

Boonma Meekana has lung cancer. After undergoing 17 rounds of chemotherapy treatment his children were told their father would not live more than three days. “My condition got much worse. I became so weak physically I could do nothing but lie in bed all the time,” recalled Boonma. A nativeContinue Reading