Frente Amplio (FA) lawmaker, Edgardo Araya, along with several groups representing communities that claim to have suffered from environmental and other damage due to pineapple production, have presented a draft decree that would put a moratorium on the expansion of monoculture pineapple plantations for the next five years. ArayaContinue Reading
Territorians have reacted angrily to a national directive requiring all banana trees in every backyard and farm across much of the Top End to immediately be destroyed. All locally grown bananas will disappear from Darwin until 2017, under a disease eradication plan to rid Australia of the recently detectedContinue Reading
by Ganesh Prabhu and Mohit M. Rao Banana plantations in many places in the district have been affected by the pest ‘Erionota torus’, also known as Banana Red-Eyed Skipper, Banana Leaf Roller or Banana Skipper, leaving farmers in distress. The pest is a chocolate-brown butterfly belonging to the familyContinue Reading
by Grant Butler Avocados make wonderful additions to sandwiches and salads, and the world would be a less-happy place without guacamole. But sometimes you only need half an avocado for a recipe, and the remaining half can begin to discolor and turn an unappetizing shade of brown quickly. ThereContinue Reading
Juices, jams, puree, dried flesh, roasted seeds, dried fruit with seed, and shell flour as an antioxidant will be new processed products from Rambutan that will be produced by farmers in the southern region of Costa Rica. As explained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), processing will benefit aboutContinue Reading
Costa Rica should see its first China-bound pineapple shipment ‘within the next four months’, following a successful visit by Chinese authorities to the Central American country. Three officials from China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) ended a 1.5-week visit to Costa Rica last Wednesday, havingContinue Reading
Following the breakthrough in mango exports between private sectors in 2013, Pakistani mangoes are now being sold for the first time by the largest high-street retailer in Japan, AEON Corporation – a $57-billion entity. The development came in the form of a soft launch at the new AEON MakuhariContinue Reading
The total income of Gambia Mango out Growers has hit a staggering D2, 910, 440 in 2014, representing an increase of D221, 207.2 compared to the last year’s total income of D698, 368. This also shows an increase of the kilograms of mangoes harvested from 92, 048 kilograms last yearContinue Reading
Myanmar is planning to export four agricultural products to South Korea’s tightly controlled agriculture market this fiscal year, a senior official from the Ministry of Commerce said. Toe Aung Myint, director general of the department of trade promotion, told Myanmar Eleven that exports of mango, dragon fruit, mangosteen, andContinue Reading
Pineapples grown in the Cuban province of Ciego de Avila have gained popularity in the European market, especially in countries like Spain and Italy due to the fruit quality. According to Reinaldo De Avila, head of the Pineapple Production Unit of the Ceballos Citrus Company in Ciego de Avila,Continue Reading
By Stephen Rwembeho Officials from Trans Nzoia County in Kenya have expressed interest in buying granite tiles and pineapples from the Eastern Province, following two days of talks. Trans Nzoia County is located in the former Rift Valley Province. The officials have been in the country to forge partnershipsContinue Reading
Research by two Bachelor of Education students from Kabarak University in Nakuru, shows that the banana trunk can be used to make sanitary pads. Paul Ntikoisa and Ivy Etemesi’s Banana Fibre Sanitary Wear innovation, aim to provide affordable sanitary towels to needy girls and women. The students opted toContinue Reading
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