Fruits News (Page 217)

by Clint Thompson, Albany Herald   Research by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences could help Georgia’s watermelon growers produce sweeter results.   UGA vegetable horticulturalist Tim Coolong conducts variety trial testing on watermelons as part of his work on the UGA Tifton Campus. He isContinue Reading

by Ganesh Prabhu, The Hindu   Byndoor and Cherkady are all set to emerge as centres of banana production in Udupi district as farmers have taken to the cultivation of ‘nendranbale’ (plantain) and ‘puttabale’ ( poovan varieties) bananas in these two villages, respectively.   Though many farmers have cultivated bananas in theseContinue Reading

The sweet yellow passion fruit could soon overtake the once vibrant coffee sector if more farmers embrace its production in the country.   Its farm gate price stands at Sh70 per kilogramme during the peak seasons while those lucky farmers who produce the fruit at off peak seasons can comfortablyContinue Reading

by Matt Brann, ABC Rural   Harvest has started for dragon fruit growers in the Northern Territory, in what is shaping up to be a strong season.     Marcus Karlsson grows the colourful fruit in Darwin’s rural area and has already sent around 4,000 trays to markets around Australia.Continue Reading

by Henry Empeño, Business Mirror   The Zambales provincial government is seeking a P200-million grant from the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the development of the local mango industry and the promotion of the popular Zambales sweet mango as a world-class product.     Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said inContinue Reading

by Yurien Portelles, Andes   The chairman of the Association of Banana Exports of Ecuador, Jorge Alex Serrano, stated that Ecuadorian companies are seeking to establish themselves as the leading suppliers of the “star fruit” in the Chinese market, ahead of the Philippines, their traditional seller.     “We areContinue Reading

The Honduran company Frutas Exóticas is devoted to the export of rambutan. It has two packing plants, one in the Atlantic coast and another in the country’s central area, and three plantations currently certified by GlobalGAP.     The company ships 90% of its production to the U.S. market, 8%Continue Reading

by Bilham Kimati, Daily News   Good news, the avocado, that has for many years been considered worthless with some communities throwing the fruit to animals has become a ‘green gold’ bringing wealth to farmers.   Research findings have identified and improved a high yield variety of avocado, which maturesContinue Reading

By Roshni Mahesh, International Business Times   Fruit consumption has a direct impact on depression levels in human beings, according to a new Australian study.   The University of Queensland study found that eating less than the recommend two servings of fruits a day increased the risk of depression in participants, mainly inContinue Reading

Vietnam has decided to suspend imports of fruits from Australia for concerns over fruit fly, according to the Department of Plant Protection under Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday.   Nguyen Xuan Hong, director of the department, said imports of all 38 kinds of Australian fruits willContinue Reading

The European Union has removed tariffs on strategic Philippines exports.   In its plenary meeting Thursday, December 18, the European Parliament completed the process to grant the country’s request for inclusion in the European Union’s (EU) General System of Preferences Plus (GSP+).   It was reported on December 12 that theContinue Reading