For Ismail Hossain, 45, rice farming twice a year has been a tradition for generations and the only source of income for his family of five. Two years ago, the Muslim father of three decided to quit traditional rice farming in favor of mangoes, so he planted mango saplings allContinue Reading
Pakistan is a major producer of the world’s best and most popular mangoes, ranking the 4th largest in the world with an annual output of around 1.8 million tons. The sweet and juicy mangoes earn its reputation in European and Gulf countries and serves as a main pillar of Pakistan’sContinue Reading
A research project has brought together artificial intelligence (AI), satellites, cloud computing and the internet of things (IoT) to help farmers detect diseased bananas using a smartphone app. The AI tool is built into an app called Tumaini, which means ‘hope’ in Swahili. It uses image recognition technologyContinue Reading
Colombia has declared a national state of emergency following confirmation that a dread fungus has appeared in the country’s banana plantations. The 8 August declaration marks the first time that Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), which has devastated crops in Asia, has been confirmed in Latin America, the world’sContinue Reading
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy says that they are working towards having more fruit orchards in the future so that the fruit market can be exploited. He says that taking data for the last five years into account, the average annual value of fruits imported was $16.3 millionContinue Reading
With Australia’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture sector reliant on bee pollination, a stinky technique could diversify other insect pollinators to favour crops. University of Western Sydney researcher Jonathan Finch has been placing fish carcasses across a large commercial mango orchard near Katherine in the Northern Territory in the hope of studyingContinue Reading
Japan has reported yet another breach of its quarantine regulation by a banana shipper from the Philippines in July, raising apprehension anew that Tokyo may impose stricter measures against Philippine banana shipments and scale down its preference over the homegrown fruit. The Philippine agriculture attaché in Japan, Samuel B.Continue Reading
In order to promote exports from north India and cut transportation cost, a trial shipment of 10 tonnes of mangoes was sent by sea from the state of Uttar Pradesh to Italy, an official statement said Thursday. Exporting mangoes from India to Europe by sea costs 28 Indian RupeesContinue Reading
Coal mines may have brought environmental blues in China, but in the southwestern province of Yunnan, the exploited mines have been transformed into a gold mine of an unexpected industry: mango trees. When Sun Shaohua was 16, he started mining coal with fellow villagers in Demao Village of HuapingContinue Reading
Stakeholders of the banana industry, government agencies, agricultural partner organizations and the public are informed of a suspected detection of Fusarium wilt of bananas in La Guajira Province in Colombia. Fusarium wilt of bananas, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Tropical Race 4), is a devastating diseaseContinue Reading
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as greening, is one of the most serious citrus plant diseases in the world. Infected trees produce bitter fruits that are green, misshapen, and unsuitable for sale. Once a tree is infected, there is no cure and it typically dies within a few years. GreeningContinue Reading
Selling prices at farms for some fruit such as mangosteens have recently plummeted due to an oversupply during the harvest season. The Department of Internal trade has now invited retailers including petrol stations to join a video conference with commercial affairs officials across the country, to find applicable solutions toContinue Reading
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