A farmer producer organisation (FPO) in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district is putting the humble jackfruit back on the table. Long ignored in the region, the jackfruit actually lends itself to being transformed into a value-added product or two. However, not much attention is paid to its cultivation by most farmersContinue Reading
Dragon fruit is being commercially farmed in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district, after the successful cultivation of rambutan and malta. For the first time in Bangladesh, dragon fruit is commercially being cultivated in a large area of land. Shibpur UP Chairman Ariful Islam Mridha is commercially farmingContinue Reading
UK demand for fruit increased by 27% last year alone, prompting accusations that growers are illegally diverting rivers and leaving locals without water. British supermarkets are selling thousands of tonnes of avocados produced in a Chilean region where villagers claim vast amounts of water are being diverted, resulting inContinue Reading
Yellow is the new green in the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe. Bananas are the island group’s top agricultural export, and there is growing awareness that farming practices need to change as yields drop and damage from pesticide use rises. Mindful of the biodiversity in his bananaContinue Reading
Hugo Boss recently launched a new line of vegan sneakers made with pineapple-based leather. The limited-edition shoes are part of the BOSS Menswear collection and are available in four colors: blue, black, brown, and yellow. The shoes are made with Piñatex—a vegan alternative to leather made with theContinue Reading
The idea that Malayalis adore the humble jackfruit is clearly an understatement. In Kerala, you don’t just love the bulbous and fleshy ‘chakka’, you are either smitten by it or obsessed with it. How else would you explain the unanimous decision to choose it as the official state fruit?Continue Reading
A team of students from Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) won the silver medal in the tertiary category for biotechnology during the World Young Inventors Exhibition (WYIE) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-12 May 2018. The event brought together hundreds of young inventors from various countries and was held in conjunction with the International Invention,Continue Reading
Rambutan is the third Vietnamese fruit after mango and dragon fruit to be exported to New Zealand. Việt Nam is also the first country to be licensed to export fresh rambutan to New Zealand. Entry to a demanding market such as New Zealand will provide Việt Nam the opportunity toContinue Reading
Cooler temperatures in the Coachella Valley have prompted the watermelon season to begin around May 14. Supplies are limited due to high winds in the area, which have damaged some of the earlier plantings. Mexico is also facing its own issues. “The Mexican regions of Hermosillo and GuaymasContinue Reading
Karachi’s biggest fruit and vegetable market is buzzing due to juicy sales of the seasonal watermelon. But while the abundance of the fruit is good news for thirsty consumers — bargains are to be had this year thanks to the big harvest — suppliers are getting lower prices than normal forContinue Reading
Papaya producers and traders agree that the demand and the price of the fruit have been falling since April 18 when the protests against the social security reforms imposed by the government began. Iván Rayo, one of the main suppliers of papaya in the Oriental market and ManaguaContinue Reading
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to bolster trade between their two countries, including to increase Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) exports to China. Jokowi received Li at the Bogor Palace on Monday in a visit that marked the fifth year ofContinue Reading
Designed using Magazine News Byte Premium. Powered by WordPress.