SOURCE: Donna Durckel, County New Center The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a 77-square-mile quarantine covering Valley Center and surrounding areas on August 19 after discovering several Mexican fruit flies (MXFF), an agricultural pest that can infect more than 50 types of fruit, including citrus, avocados, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Zulfiqar Kunbhar, The Third Pole Massive monsoon flooding has followed a severe drought in Pakistan’s Sindh province, with experts saying that climate change is making farming ‘more challenging every passing day’ The majority of Pakistan’s second-most populous and agriculture-dependent province of Sindh was declared “calamity-hit” on 23 August. WithContinue Reading
SOURCE: Gerald Andae, Business Daily Africa Malaysia and India are the latest big buyers eyeing Kenya’s avocado after China as the fruit continues to attract more international markets. The Business Daily has learnt that officials from Malaysia are currently in the country carrying out a pest risk analysis on theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matrubhumi Many farmers in hilly areas of Kerala have found solace in fruit farming, exasperated by skyrocketing operational expenses for cash crops. Even rubber cultivators have switched to fruit farming. While those who are first into agriculture also seem interested in fruit cultivation as the activities related are notContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sina Finance TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Currently, China’s banana market is in its low season of consumption. As the market lacks a sustained positive boost, China’s banana imports were 124,000 tons in July 2022, a decrease of 20.20% month-on-month. The average price of imported bananas was about 624.24 US dollars/ton inContinue Reading
Bananas provide jobs and nutrition for more than 400 million people globally. But the fruit is under threat from one of the world’s most devastating banana diseases. Fusarium, or Panama wilt, is a type of fungus that is carried in the soil and attacks plants – and it has nowContinue Reading
SOURCE: Pan Simala and Hong Raksmey, Phnom Penh Post For almost a decade, Rus Khet has been using pure jambolan or Java plum to produce wine through months of ageing until it tastes like red wine and is easy to consume. It is now on sale in the market underContinue Reading
SOURCE: Produce Report, China TRANSLATION: Produce Report On Aug. 15, Indonesian pineapples became the latest in a spurt of new fresh fruit items permitted for import into China. A Chinese-language announcement from the General Administration of Customs of China recapped the contents of the phytosanitary protocols for fresh pineapples agreedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Evie Townend, Mirror Morrisons is recalling two of its mango products over fears they could be contaminated with salmonella. The supermarket is taking the precautionary step of recalling Morrisons Mango and Morrisons Mango Fingers due to possible traces of salmonella. The products being recalled are the Morrisons Mango 240gContinue Reading
SOURCE: Agencia Denoticias TRANSLATION: Freshplaza The results of the research carried out by Ruby Alejandra Loaiza Ruiz, a student of the Master in Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad Nacional in Medellin, have become an important step to obtaining the UN Cotové papaya variety. Loaiza Ruiz picked up the work carriedContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), which steps into its 30th year, will introduce two new Grand Naine banana varieties during the course of the year, according to its Director S. Uma. The center would release the two varieties that are resistant to wilt and viralContinue Reading
SOURCE: Antonio L. Colina IV, MindaNews Davao City-based Avante Agri Products Philippines Inc. agricultural company will export two 40-footer container vans of pineapples and papayas to Singapore next week. This came after the company signed a memorandum of agreement with Singaporean buyers during a business mission to Singapore from AugustContinue Reading