SOURCE: Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald June in Miami is challenging. The heat and humidity start to rise and it marks the start of hurricane season. But June is national mango month and the trees are heavy with delicious mangoes. I am biased on this topic, as I love this tropicalContinue Reading
SOURCE: New Strait Times From the crunchy yellow flesh of the jackfruit to the natural coconut water, Thailand’s diversified fruit exports have been gaining ground among health-conscious consumers around the world thanks to their health benefits and innovative packaging. In a statement, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) of theContinue Reading
An Emirati businessman steeped in a rich farming tradition is reaping the rewards of his enterprising approach to agriculture. A real estate boss by day, Abdullatif Al Banna, 56, spends many an evening tending to the thousands of pineapples he grows each year at his farm in the desert ofContinue Reading
The May 2022 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes a Farm2Plate seminar organized by AARDO. Other highlights: ECUADOR: Plan for the banana sector revealed as war in Ukraine slows exports BANGLADESH: Mango growers fear lower yield INDIA: Invasive pest, Thrips parvispinus, a major threat to agriculture SOUTH AFRICA: Dragon fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Dr Poonam Batra, Krishi Jagran Black thrips (Thrips parvispinus), a highly polyphagous pest has become a major insect pest in recent days for chili and capsicum crops in India. It is an invasive insect species from Indonesia and was first reported in 2015 on a papaya plantation in Bengaluru,Continue Reading
SOURCE: FAO Markets and Trade The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 1.2 points (0.8 percent) from the all-time high reached in March, though still 36.4 points (29.8 percent) above its value in the corresponding month last year. The drop in the FFPI inContinue Reading
Pineapple leaf fibres could hold the key to cheaper weight-loss supplements with the added benefit of being greener and more sustainable for the environment. The National University of Singapore (NUS) on Tuesday (May 17) said that its researchers have developed a method to use these cheap and abundant fibres toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Shweta Segar, India Times Indian summers are incomplete without mangoes. Eating mangoes, and sitting by the coolers, while the sun scorches outdoors, is unarguably among the fondest childhood memories of every Indian. Stalls and carts overflow with different varieties and summer holidays are spent gorging on this yellow, pulpyContinue Reading
SOURCE: Akanda Muhammad Jahid, The Daily Star Yusuf Ali, a mango grower in Chapainawabganj, did not benefit much despite having an ample yield last year as the price of the popular fruit was unusually low due to the lockdown-induced disruption. Since there is no lockdown this year and overall consumptionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lindi Botha, Farmers Weekly Dragon fruit production is gaining ground in South Africa as farmers get to grips with production methods and market demand grows. While the area planted to dragon fruit is expanding, farmers have had to grapple with a lack of information on production methods suited toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matthew Jones, Fruitnet Australian mango growers will benefit from a A$2.7m (USD1.9m) injection into extension and communication projects. The two five-year projects will be deliver by Hort Innovation and Australia’s peak industry body for mangoes, Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA). The extension project will work with growers to developContinue Reading
by Eduardo, 247 News Agency The Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and BanEcuador presented a proposal this Sunday “to relieve financial pressure” faced by banana producers due to the war in Ukraine which has affected the trade of this fruit, of which Ecuador is the world’s leading exporter. ItContinue Reading