Fruits News (Page 199)

by Bernie Magkilat, The Manila Bulletin   Del Monte Arabia is investing $250 million to develop at least 6,000 hectares into pineapple plantation in Palawan for the exports market   Palawan Governor Jose Ch. Alvarez revealed at a press conference for the launch of Palawan’s investment forum on July 28Continue Reading

A Zhejiang province-based enterprise has been fined 1.4 million yuan ($225 481) for trading “zombie” papaya products, Qianjiang Evening News reported on Tuesday.     In a March raid, law enforcers seized 32.86 tons of frozen papaya pieces stored at a local warehouse in Ningbo city. The fruit products hadContinue Reading

by Mintu Deshwara, The Daily Star   Indigenous farmers have achieved bumper production of pineapple at 30 villages in Srimangal upazila of the district this season.     Locals said the juicy and delicious fruit has always been growing abundantly in the area, which is known as ‘pineapple village.’   GrowersContinue Reading

by S. Annamalai, The Hindu   A first-of-its-kind venture floated by the John Pennycuick Farmers’ Trust (JPFT) at Cumbum in Theni district of Tamil Nadu has proved to be a game changer.     In less than three months’ time, Aroma Banana, the trade arm of the trust, has turnedContinue Reading

by Arnold Loh, Star News Network   It is almost symmetrically round like a ball and unlike other durians, it has a single blackish brown to dark brown thorn at the centre of its base.     The Black Thorn durian is at once one of the easiest durians toContinue Reading

PRESS RELEASE:   The PhilFruits Association Inc. will be holding the 23rd National Fruit Symposium with the theme: “Let’s Make It Fruitful All Over”, on October 19-23, 2015 at Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio City.   The symposium will serve as venue for our participants and stakeholders to enhance their knowledge andContinue Reading

by Morshedur Rahman, bdnews24.com   The government’s disease control arm has found pesticides and chemicals sprayed on litchis responsible for the death of eight children in Dinajpur in 21 days.     “We became certain after visiting houses of those children and the litchi orchards and conducting necessary tests thatContinue Reading

According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Doan Thi Chai, the province has more than 20 hectares of longan granted regional codes for export to the US.   They crop has been grown by over 170 local households in Hong Nam commune inContinue Reading

The Department of Agriculture (DOA) has been trying to improve the quality of Kao Nam Pueng pomelos, due to an increase in German demand.   Kao Nam Pueng pomelos have grown in popularity in Germany, which imports a large amount from China each year.   The fruit has a colorContinue Reading

A portion of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine for the guava fruit fly (GFF) following the detection of eight adult GFF within the City of Long Beach. The quarantine area in Los Angeles County measures 80 square miles, bordered on the north by Southern Avenue; on theContinue Reading

Two undergraduates from an Indonesian varsity have developed an innovative way of preventing diabetes, by using rambutan seeds.   The two, are Feni Juita Sari and Marleni, both 18, from the Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universiti U’budiyah in Banda Acheh, who have successfully produced a drink using the rambutan seeds.  Continue Reading