Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand membership has soared since a Northern Advocate report in March last year publicised the potential for profit in growing bananas, pineapples and other tropical plants in Northland and other warmer parts of New Zealand. Back then, the group had about 20 members experimentingContinue Reading
It is nearly the season of mangoes again – the Philippines’ national fruit. But the association of mango growers and the provincial government are again concerned of cecid fly infestation here. Cecid fly resembles a bigger mosquito that attacks mango trees at night. They leave circular black marks onContinue Reading
Mango cultivators of Malda are apprehending a drop in production in the summer because of the current cold weather and intense fog. The farmers said absence of sunshine raised the possibility of fungal attacks and impeded the maturation of flowers into fruits. “We have been experiencing cold weatherContinue Reading
Cambodia’s mango shipments have been routinely blocked before making it to the international market, with the Ministry of Agriculture claiming the mangoes are not of a high enough quality to meet the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements necessary to ship outside of the Kingdom. According to Hean Vanhan,Continue Reading
The king of fruits mango is again expected to be more dearer in the coming season, due to severe damage caused to the mango flowering across the state. With the prevailing severe cold, snow and fog during the nights and increasing temperatures during the day, the mango flowering is subjectedContinue Reading
After nine years of negotiations, good news came to Vietnam’s agriculture sector in September when dragon fruit hit shelves in Australia, making the country the first to be licensed to export fresh dragon fruit to the stringent market. It represented a milestone in local dragon fruit conquering the world.Continue Reading
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur have developed a model to select the ideal combinations of temperature and pressure conditions to inactivate fruit-degrading enzymes during the processing of mango pulp. It is hard to miss why the mango is considered the king of all fruits – itsContinue Reading
Avocado sales to China are expected to more than double this year as demand continues to grow for the fruit from the country’s expanding middle-class population. “It appears to just double every year, from what we’ve seen,” Steve Barnard, president of Oxnard, California-based Mission Produce, the world’s largest distributorContinue Reading
A drive from Nairobi to Chuka is refreshing, especially for a first-time visitor, as one enjoys the spectacular views of hills yonder. Then there is the sight of women selling ripe mangoes and bananas on the roadside whetting one’s appetite for a fresh, juicy fruit. This isContinue Reading
Banyuwangi in East Java is one of the nation’s main producers of dragon fruit, growing the fruit in a variety of ways, including organically, for tourists visiting the region. At the foot of Gunung Raung lies Tegalarum village, which is known for its organic dragon fruit that is cultivatedContinue Reading
First there was the cocktail avocado from Spain, which had an edible skin. Now, meet the Mongee (pronounced “mon-gay”) banana from Japan, whose skin is also edible. Yes, you read that right: You can eat the skin of this particular banana. The Mongee Banana is grown by D&TContinue Reading
The Lima Chamber of Commerce’s Foreign Trade Development and Research Institute (Idexcam) has forecast significant growth for Peru’s export banana sector. In a release, Idexcam executive director Carlos Posada highlighted forecasts for at least 10% growth over the next three years, following an increase of 4% year-on-year between JanuaryContinue Reading
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