A. Satish, The New Indian Express The seasonal jackfruit seen in abundance in trees every summer across the state is no longer the poor man’s fruit. Use of food technology and value addition has brought in a new-found acceptance for this miracle fruit with diverse jackfruit (JF)products available offContinue Reading
by Dilip Kumar Jha, Business Standard With mango exports to Japan falling in the past three years, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) has sought a commitment on the quantity from potential shippers. For this year, Apeda has asked each exporter to commit to at least 50-70 tonnes; for 2016 and 2017, theyContinue Reading
By Jim Wyss, Miami Herald A few days after the Super Bowl, a few men were huddled outside a fruit-processing plant on the outskirts of Medellín analyzing the event. They weren’t talking about impossible receptions, interceptions or dropped catches, however, but the one-minute commercial promoting Mexican avocados.Continue Reading
by Ashley Walmsley, Farm Weekly The Australian lychee season is expected to end in a flourish after a sluggish start to summer. Growers have foreshadowed a strong supply of high quality fruit will hit stores soon. The later finish is due to North Queensland’s delayed production. TheContinue Reading
by Sade Oguntola, Tribune Since ancient times, diarrhoea has been recognised as one of the most important health issues world wide, particularly afflicting those populations of socio-economically backward classes and third-world countries. Globally, about 2.2 million people have been killed annually by diarrhoea, majority of them being infants andContinue Reading
Addressing the needs of a company that sells mango as raw material for processing as puree, nectar or juice, researchers at the University of Guanajuato (UGTO), in the center of Mexico, designed a prototype pasteurization machine and a procedures manual to keep products in excellent condition after harvest. ThanksContinue Reading
by Andy Nelson, The Packer With Peru expected to ship considerably more fruit this summer, many California avocado shippers will ship more early to take advantage of spring markets. For the first three months of the year, California growers will likely ship twice as much as they didContinue Reading
As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting during the last couple of weeks buds rapidly in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit. The blooming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent production of the mostContinue Reading
By Patrick A. McLaughlin and Candace McTeer, special to the Tampa Bay Times You probably don’t think about free trade when you dip a chip into some guacamole or bite into an avocado seasoned with just a little lemon juice and salt. But maybe you should. The avocado hasContinue Reading
by M. Balaganessin, The Hindu The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University – Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute has developed a new equipment for cleaning raw tamarind of seed as part of value-addition in marketing the produce. The equipment, called metal roll de-seeder, involves a simple principle for shearingContinue Reading
by Gabriel Cardiñoza, Inquirer The next time ripe watermelons grown here hit fruit stands, these will be labeled authentic Bani products or, at least, accompanied by certificates showing that these came from this western town in Pangasinan province. The second-class town with an annual income of P45Continue Reading
by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet In what was the first of its kind for the papaya industry, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) surveyed 101 Australians in Brisbane to provide an insight into consumer attitudes towards the tropical fruit. The results were unveiled in Innisfail on 11Continue Reading
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