Original Source: The Hindu Pineapple farmers in the State are keen to switch at least a part of their holdings to the MD2 from the dominant Mauritius variety as the former fruits can be easily processed and have much longer shelf life. The MD2 variety will encourage a shift inContinue Reading
Original Source: Miles Hadfield, Co-op News Fairtrade International has warned that small farmers’ co-ops will struggle to survive under new organic regulations proposed by the EU. The proposed EU Organic Regulation – due to come into force on 1 January 2021 – will limit co-ops and producer groups receiving itsContinue Reading
Original source: Peter Devlin, 10 Daily
Every cloud has a silver lining, in this case, it’s cheap mangoes.Continue Reading
Original source: Sarthak Dogra, India Times Believe it or not, there is a fruit by the name of Durian that is actually banned from being transported through cabs and taxis in several countries because of its terrible smell. That being said, the fruit has a commendable nutritional value and asContinue Reading
Original source:: François Bellivier, Capexo/Freshplaza According to an Ellen MacArthur Foundation study, «the ocean is expected to contain 1 tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight). In response to that environmental emergency, the Environment and Community MinistryContinue Reading
Original source: Jon Viktor Cabuenas, GMA News Cecid fly infestation threatens the yield of the supposedly “sweetest mango” in the world, even as Philippine government researchers are in the thick of finalizing their studies on how to address the problem caused by the bug. Secretary William Dar has ordered UndersecretaryContinue Reading
Original source: Chhut Bunthoeun, Khmer Times Fresh bananas are still being exported to the Chinese market. However, fresh mangoes to the South Korean market have been badly hit by the Noval Coronavirus effect on fresh fruit markets. Longmate Agriculture, one of the local companies allowed to export bananas directly toContinue Reading
Original source: Agraria.pe Avocado producers from Casma in the Ancash region are very concerned about the stoppage of mango and avocado exports to China due to the health crisis that the coronavirus has caused in the country. The president of the Farmers Association from Casma, Rafael Santolalla Coral, stated thatContinue Reading
Original source: Tom Major, ABC New mango varieties grown on a north Queensland farm have been given the taste test for the first time, with retail trials passing the first hurdle. The breeds, known by their plant breeding codes NMBP 1243, 1201 and 4069 are potential successors to popular varieties,Continue Reading
Original source: Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura 3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders. A typical day for Monica Tromp might include scraping tartar off 3,000-year-old human incisors. “It’s basically like being a dental hygienist for the dead,” says Tromp, an Affiliated Researcher at NewContinue Reading
Original Source: Nepal 24 Hours Dhankuta district was famous for exporting toothsome orange creating its niche market among consumers in the eastern Terai and also in adjoining Indian markets of Bihar and West Bengal. Once a synonym of orange production in eastern hills of Nepal, Dhankuta, of late, is turningContinue Reading
Original source: Enrico dela Cruz, Reuters Work stoppages and market closures in China stemming from a coronavirus epidemic are hurting small- and medium-sized banana growers in the Philippines, the world’s second largest exporter of the fruit, an industry group said on Monday. Mainland China is one of the Southeast AsianContinue Reading