SOURCE: Adrian Kenneth Halili, PhilStar The Department of Agriculture is looking to strengthen its efforts to curb diseases facing the local banana industry, as the agency seeks to plug the country’s P10-billion farm trade deficit. Agriculture Undersecretary Philip Young said the agency is looking at solutions to mitigate the impactContinue Reading
SOURCE: Koh Ewe & Kelly Ng, BBC For days now, a long line has been snaking around the two blocks leading up to the Durian Ninja fruit stall in Tampines, a busy township in the east of Singapore. They are waiting patiently for the free fruit the seller has beenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza Diseases that could devastate the $1.3 billion Australian banana industry were present on every farm visited in the Philippines as part of an imports-related technical trip earlier this year. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has today released a report on its recent visit to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: eComercio Agrario The initiative is part of the international ‘Producers of Well‑Being’ campaign, a large‑scale project that began in 2025 with promotions in Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany, and which now expands strongly into France. As part of its expansion into European markets, the Costa Rican Foreign TradeContinue Reading
SOURCE: ChiniMandi India’s mango exports have expanded to more than 45 countries this season, with shipments to the United States already surpassing last year’s full-season volumes nearly a month before the season concludes, APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev said. In an interview with ANI, Dev said exports to the US, theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Daily Express The Sabah Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry aims to expand avocado cultivation in the State to 600 hectares by 2035, as part of efforts to strengthen the development of this high-value crop industry. Its Minister Jamawi Jaafar said Sabah currently has 318 hectares of avocadoContinue Reading
SOURCE: Bali Discovery As reported by NusaBali, as Bali approached the Lunar New Year (Imlek 2577 Kongzli) on 17 February 2026, export demand for Balinese mangosteens increased dramatically to meet mainland requirements for traditional fruit baskets sent as gifts by Chinese consumers. In the month prior to Imlek, Bali quarantineContinue Reading
SOURCE: Daily Tribune The Philippines ended 2025 with a markedly smaller agricultural trade deficit, supported by strong export growth led by tropical fruits and a decline in farm imports, according to official data from the Philippine Statistics (PSA). The data showed that agricultural exports reached $884.77 million in December, accountingContinue Reading
SOURCE: BSS News By cultivating improved varieties of guava, farmers of Khulna region become very happy as its bumper production changes their fortune and makes them self-reliant. According to the Department of the Agricultural Extension (DAE) of Khulna Region, farmers have cultivated 1,531 hectares of land with a production targetContinue Reading
SOURCE: VNExpress Malaysian durian growers reaped large profits over the past decade as demand from China surged, but a shift in consumer preferences now leave farmers with mounting stock. Liew Jia Soon returned to Malaysia in 2018 after years abroad as his father’s durian farm in the hills north ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Marita Moaje, Philippine News Agency In southern Palawan, degraded upland areas are turning into thriving agro-forestry sites that promote reforestation efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) while boosting rural livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) communities. The Abuyog Sweet Langka Plantation Project under the DENR’s EnhancedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Riya Mala, FBC News The government has opened new overseas markets for locally grown produce. Guava is now being exported to Japan. Pineapples have entered the Middle East market. Agriculture Minister Tomasi Tunabuna states that the move strengthens export growth. He said it also creates better income prospects forContinue Reading