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SOURCE: Vietnam+ Exciting festivities are underway at the 21st Southern Fruit Festival, which opened on Sunday morning at Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. With the theme “Preserving agricultural roots – Upholding national soul – Integrating into the era”, the annual event seeks to blendContinue Reading

SOURCE: Dat Nguyen, VNExpress Vietnamese mangosteen is in high demand despite being 50% more expensive than Thai imports since it is sweeter and more fragrant. In HCMC, vendors are selling the highest quality fruit at prices starting from VND120,000. Thai imports, despite dominating the market in volume terms, fetch onlyContinue Reading

SOURCE: Ralph Jennings, SCMP Cambodia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to enter the lucrative Chinese durian market, where it aims to take a bite out of the market shares of leaders Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. China’s General Administration of Customs began in late April allowing shipments of freshContinue Reading

SOURCE: Lalatendu Mishra, The Hindu A growing health-conscious consumer base and increased exposure to global food trends is driving interest among Indians in international food and fruits, said John Tyas, CEO, Avocados Australia, an entity that promotes Australian avocados in key global markets. With this trend fast catching up, AustraliaContinue Reading

SOURCE: Sinar Daily After decades of poverty and isolation under the Assad dynasty, imported fruits like pineapples, kiwis and mangoes are available again in Syria’s bustling markets, making mouths water and eyes twinkle. Fruits that were once designated luxury items, meaning they were accessible only to Syria’s wealthiest, are nowContinue Reading

SOURCE: Alao Abiodun, The Nation Online An Agriprenure, Segun Alabi, has affirmed that one of the ways pineapple farming can be attractive to young people is for the government to finance young entrepreneurs towards achieving self-sustainability. Alabi called on both the federal and state governments to provide an enabling environmentContinue Reading

SOURCE: Giselle P. Jordan, The Manila Times The first commercial export of Philippine mangoes has been delivered to Italy, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, with a shipment of over half a ton having landed at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome. The mangoes in the shipmentContinue Reading

SOURCE: TRN Official Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolis City has disposed 2,267-kg of mango laced with chemicals. A joint market monitoring conducted by Sub-Metropolis, the Food Technology and Quality Control Office and the Pesticide Residue Rapid Test Lab, Attariya found the mango contaminated with pesticide and destroyed it. The pesticide residue was foundContinue Reading

SOURCE: The Star A shipment of three tonnes of fresh mangoes from Bangladesh arrived in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Wednesday (May 28) night, marking China’s first import of mangoes from Bangladesh. Upon arrival, customs officers at Changsha Huanghua International Airport promptly verified shipping labels, phytosanitary certificates, and conductedContinue Reading

SOURCE: Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Bangkok Post Mangoes have been selling at Huai Khwang Market for as low as 20 baht per kilogramme recently. Pikul, a vendor, said she cannot remember the last time mangoes were so cheap. “I’ve never seen prices so low. This situation is really hurting farmers. Mango growersContinue Reading

SOURCE: Rose-Harriet Okech, IITA Scientists at IITA-CGIAR have made a major breakthrough in the fight against Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a devastating bacterial disease threatening banana crops across East and Central Africa. The findings, recently published in Communications Biology, the prestigious journal from the Nature portfolio, demonstrates how gene editingContinue Reading