Farmers in a number of villages in Parigi Moutong regency, Central Sulawesi, are currently entering the season for dragonfruit and rambutan. Nyoman Artana, a resident of Suli Village, Sausu Sub-district, on Tuesday said the dragon fruit and rambutan fruit harvest in the area is quite good and is greetedContinue Reading
In the University of Nottingham Malaysia, a team of chemical and food engineers from the Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Group are investigating drying and dehydration of various food materials using advance dryers. In food processing, drying plays a critical role in food preservation and safe consumption asContinue Reading
Although the unusually cold, wet and windy weather that has been affecting Mexico over recent weeks has been most harshly felt in the northeast and around the Gulf, impacts on fruit production will also be seen in areas that have experienced more moderate weather. According to a representative ofContinue Reading
Deliciously sweet with musky undertones and a soft, butter-like consistency, it is no wonder the papaya was reputably called the “fruit of the angels” by explorer Christopher Columbus. In the Philippines, papaya is one of the favorite fruits that abound all year round. “It offers not only its lusciousContinue Reading
From September to December, Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion, is a riot of colour, with yellow or reddish mangoes hanging from trees and lapacho trees displaying purple or white flowers. But until a few years ago, those splendid colours were also an annoyance, meaning that the streets would soon be littered withContinue Reading
In a sweet gesture of generosity, a Queensland mango farmer is giving away his entire crop of juicy fruit to charities and people in need. Brian Burton was taken off-guard when his bumper crop of Kensington Pride mangoes came on three weeks early. “Normally we start picking now.Continue Reading
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
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