SOURCE: Rebecca Speare-Cole, Independent UK retailers are being urged to join a Fairtrade initiative that would ensure banana workers earn their country’s living wage as a minimum. Fairtrade International is launching the new action aiming to achieve living wages, living incomes and resilient banana supply chains on plantations across theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Alessandro Parodi, Reuters Mango farming in Italy is becoming more widespread as hotter temperatures and the prospect of higher profit margins lead growing numbers of farmers to quit traditional crops in favour of exotic fruit. As the harvest season begins, Italian mango crops covered 1,200 hectares this year, comparedContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Sun Daily The “contract farm” model for pineapple cultivation improves youth skills and generates income in a challenging economic climate, said the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB). Its chairman, Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali said close collaboration with the private sector will be intensified to ensure economic spillover ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Juan Carlos Rivera, Laprensa Bananas, one of the agricultural products most affected by storms Eta and Iota in November 2020, generated $419.4 million between January and July 2023, showing with this figure a clear recovery of plantations and growth compared to the resounding decline recorded in 2021. After theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet West Australian avocado growers have successfully shipped a verification shipment of Hass avocados to Thailand after gaining access in May. Peak industry body Avocados Australia welcomed the news of the next step towards supplying the Asian market, and applauded all those involved in the shipment. “IContinue Reading
SOURCE: Eric Weinert, New Food Magazine President of the Hawaiian Papaya Industry Association Eric Weinert explains why the sector has recovered significantly in 2023. This year is shaping up to be a huge boon for Hawaii papaya growers as demand for the only American-grown papaya is increasing among mainland tropicalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lee Ying Shan, CNBC Some say it’s sticky-sweet, others say it smells like socks. Love it or hate it, the appetite for durians is growing voraciously — especially in China. Global demand for polarizing fruit soared 400% year-on-year, according to HSBC which said it’s largely bolstered by a “craze”Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu The recent spell of scorching heat will have an adverse impact on pineapple cultivation for a long time, affecting both the health of plants as well as production in the coming season, driving away hundreds of small farmers who cannot afford to continue spending money on wateringContinue Reading
SOURCE: Muscat Daily Oman, a nation reliant on imported mangoes, is steering its attention toward sustainable farming of mangoes locally. The Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) has initiated a RO1.25mn mango cultivation project over 80 hectares of land in Barka, South Batinah. This endeavour through MangoContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has recorded a 124% increase in mango exports compared to the previous year. In 2023, the airport processed export of 6,84,648 kg of mangoes, showcasing a significant rise from the 3,05,521 kg exported in the previous year. Furthermore, this season’s exports sawContinue Reading
SOURCE: Catherine Talavera, Philstar Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the tariffs on the country’s banana and processed pineapple exports to South Korea would gradually be eliminated after the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA). Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sudhir Kumar, Hindustan Times The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever consignment of banana plant products from Varanasi to the UAE by air, boosting agricultural exports. APEDA plans to integrate more farmer producer organizations into the export supply chain. The Purvanchal regionContinue Reading