In the past month, two Lao workers on a Chinese-owned banana plantation in central Laos have died from health problems that their fellow workers say were caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.Continue Reading
SOURCE: DW In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently? Baker Ssengendo’s vision for the future of Uganda starts with an avocado seedling. “TheContinue Reading
Isolates of the Black Sigatoka fungus, a banana crop disease, have been identified from seven banana-producing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa for the first time on a large scale by Dutch researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR).Continue Reading
China has taken “special measures” to facilitate the import of quality fresh Cambodian mangoes and expects 100,000 tonnes of the fruit to reach Chinese shores this year, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying told a regular press conference in the capital.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Vietnam Net Vegetables and fruits are considered a bright spot in the picture of Vietnam’s agricultural exports in the first months of this year. Many forecasts show that this export sector will have many development opportunities. The current issue is removing bottlenecks from the stage of storage and processingContinue Reading
SOURCE: Queensland Country Life Australia’s pineapple industry will head to Bundaberg this July for the Golden Circle 2021 Pineapple Field Days. Delivered by Growcom on behalf of the Australian pineapple industry, the two-day event will include information sessions, practical field walks, gala dinner and a trade show. The event willContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kellie Hollingworth, ABC The number of avocados grown in Sunraysia and the Riverland next season is expected to double and may even be so high the harvest will fill 1 million trays. The forecast boost is due to favourable weather conditions and some young plantings coming into production. AvocadosContinue Reading
SOURCE: Malay Mail The online sale of Harumanis mangoes received an encouraging response, with a sales value of RM22 million from April until May 5, said Agriculture Department director-general, Datuk Mohd Nasir Warris. During the period, he said that the production of Harumanis by 2,415 farmers under the Agriculture DepartmentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Victoria Rees, Drug Target Review A compound in avocados could offer a route to better acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) treatment, according to a new study from the University of Guelph, Canada. The compound targets an enzyme that scientists have identified for the first time as being critical to cancerContinue Reading
SOURCE: Akanda Muhammad Jahid, The Daily Star An intense heatwave is sweeping across the country. The sun’s piercing rays inevitably cause streams of sweat to run off pedestrians. At this very moment, when sheer exhaustion leads to a desperate attempt at quenching one’s thirst, a nonchalant roadside vendor offers hisContinue Reading
SOURCE: Brian Badzmierowski, Khmer Times Cambodian mangoes produced at a small group of approved packaging factories have been cleared for export to China. It’s a result of recent improvements to the factories that allowed the fruit to pass China’s phytosanitary requirements. The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) officiallyContinue Reading
SOURCE: East Fruit The global market for bananas, one of the most popular fruit on the planet, has experienced a number of shocks: information is spreading in many countries’ media about imminent complete disappearance of bananas, and their prices are high everywhere, according to EastFruit. According to EastFruit price monitoringContinue Reading