Fruits News (Page 249)

By Dr. Mercola from mercola.com   photo from www.rockmefabulous.com You probably know that avocados are an excellent source of healthful fats, but this whole food may also have other unique health benefits. To learn more, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is supporting clinical research to investigate various health effects ofContinue Reading

Tamarind known as Tsamiya in Hausa is used as a spice for ‘kunun stamiya’, to non-Hausas and other people who have been seeing the agriculture product, that is probably how far they know of the Tamarind. Well, Tamarind has many health benefits also unknown to people. it can be usedContinue Reading

Farm owners and workers asked the government on Sunday to rehabilitate  more than 14,000 hectares of banana plantations in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley that a powerful typhoon ruined last December, which left tens of thousands of people homeless and out of jobs. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters AssociationContinue Reading

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Department of Agriculture said the outlook for Philippine bananas remains rosy despite the current row with China over its more stringent standards and the ban on exports to Iran, primarily because of the expansion of the markets in at least five countries, including two in Europe. ConstancioContinue Reading

Over 1,000 locals including homeless young mothers are to get gainful employment following the setting up of a 5,000 acre fruit processing plant in Nwoya district. The ministry of Local Government with support from the United Nations Centre for Development and Nwoya district local government have partnered with Delight UgandaContinue Reading

The South African fruit industry appealed to the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) not to involve railway and port workers in the on-going freight industry strike. “Around 460 000 people are employed full-time in the fruit industry and two million people are dependent on their income,” Fruit SA chairmanContinue Reading

Vietnam has been unable to fully control the safety and quality of fruits and vegetables, especially those imported from China due to the latter nation’s overlap of management in the sector. The information was provided at the yesterday meeting on imported food safety organized in Hanoi by the Institute ofContinue Reading

The Australian papaya industry is relatively small, but strong demand in markets such as Melbourne suggest the industry could expand. At a field day in the Northern Territory this week, growers were given the latest information on the tropical fruit and were lectured on the pros and cons of enteringContinue Reading

BEIRUT: October ushers in pomegranate season in Lebanon, bringing this healthy and delicious fruit to carts and shops across the country. Believed to have originated in what is today Iran, the fruit dates back thousands of years and has been mentioned in holy books, including the Old Testament and theContinue Reading

As the saying goes, behind every successful man there is a woman, such is the story of a couple in Tunyi village in Bulambuli District, who switched from growing traditional crops to growing passion fruit. For Steven Magoro, 50, and his wife Beatrice, this was the way to go sinceContinue Reading

A new US$47,631 mango ripening and storage center has been launched in the Dominican Republic to improve the country’s access to European and local gourmet markets, website Lanaciondominicana.com reported. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed US$19,180 towards the centre, which is aimed at reducing poverty and helping economicContinue Reading