The Ormoc City government staged its third Piña Festival on Sunday (June 23) to promote its main agriculture produce, pineapple. Eight contingents coming from various schools in the city took part in contests that featured pineapple-themed costumes. The STI College of Ormoc won the top prize ofContinue Reading
What is the point of sticking to paddy when mango is more profitable and easier to farm? What is the point of living in uncertainty and poverty? This is what Saday Chandra Debnath thought before he quit paddy farming. The 28-year-old farmer of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila wasContinue Reading
Jamaica has shipped 12,000 pounds of “Julie” & “East Indian” mangoes to the United States, and the first shipments have been slated for several Bravo and Presidente supermarkets in South Florida, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. The mangoes were shipped on June 13, 2019, and were theContinue Reading
According to a report published by the National Agricultural Food Program (Pronagro), Honduras’ rambutan exports will amount to 5 million dollars this year. Julio Morales, the executive director of Pronagro, stressed that the national crop was reinforced by an excellent flowering and that they expect to harvest one million boxesContinue Reading
After many plantain trees withered in the scorching heat, farmers are struggling to meet the demand for these leaves in the market. With water scarcity looming large in the State and hoteliers planning to stop serving lunch, the market for banana leaves has become very volatile. Speaking toContinue Reading
Farmers in Mumias West Sub-county will receive 1,000 tissue culture banana plantlets from Kakamega county government to boost the production of the crop in the area. The Sub-County Agriculture Officer (SCAO), Joseph Wasike said the banana seedlings will be distributed to farmers in the four wards of the Sub-County.Continue Reading
Officials from the Department of Agriculture have been dispatched to a banana plantation in Chiang Rai province after a report of an alleged outbreak of Panama disease. The 2000 Rai plantation is operated by a Chinese company and is located in the Phaya Mengrai district of Chiang RaiContinue Reading
Europe is the main export destination, with 70% of shipments. According to a report from the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (IDEXCAM-CCL), organic banana exports could increase by up to 5% this year over the previous year, reporting some 175 million dollars. In the last two years, exports have experiencedContinue Reading
Banana exports have continued to fall, to reach 16,135 tons in May, against 19,037 tons in April, APA reports on Wednesday citing statistics from the Cameroon Banana Association (ASSOBACAM).Estimated at nearly 3,000 tons of bananas within a month, this decrease in exports is the highest registered so far in CameroonContinue Reading
Three tonnes of mangoes, grown in Yen Chau district in the northern mountainous province of Son La, were packaged on June 19 for flying to the UK. Ha Van Son, Director of the Chieng Hac agricultural cooperative in Yen Chau, said his cooperative is tending 14 ha of mangoesContinue Reading
Islamabad has seen an increase in the sales of mangoes, the proverbial ‘King of Fruits’. The fruit is also highly popular among the city’s large expat community, as staffers from various diplomatic missions and international agencies can be seen purchasing fresh mangoes at various popular sales points. Continue Reading
A growing export demand has necessitated Kerala’s pineapple growers to focus on the globally accepted MD2 variety because of its better suitability for processing and extended shelf-life, compared with the traditional Mauritius grades. Kerala produces four lakh tonnes of GI-tagged Vazhakkulam pineapple (Mauritius grade) in around 40,000 acres. However,Continue Reading
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