SOURCE: Sandip Das, Financial Express India will soon commence exports of banana and baby corn to Canada, after market access had been approved. According to a statement by the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on Friday, market access for Indian banana and baby corn has been provided to Canada,Continue Reading
SOURCE: East Fruit The volume of banana imports to Uzbekistan in March 2022 amounted to 15 400 tonnes, which is almost three times higher than in the same period in 2021, citing official data on imports of main food products. In total, Uzbekistan imported 40 100 tonnes of bananas fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Voun Dara, Phnom Penh Post Pivoting from cutting bamboos to collecting non-timber forest products, nearly all of the working-age population of Taken commune in Kampot province’s Chhouk district have been working on the banana plantations of Longmate Agriculture Co Ltd since 2017. Unlike recent claims made in international media,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Yury Garcia, The Star Banana growers from three provinces in Ecuador blocked main roads across the South American country on Monday to demand government action to boost prices they say are too low for them to meet production costs. Growers were blocking major highways in the provinces of ElContinue Reading
SOURCE: ncwxjt TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Recently, the overall volume of banana production in Yunnan has been limited and the sales have slowed down. In general, most of the banana production in Yunnan is about to enter the final stage, and there are not many high-quality fruits. Due to the impact ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Asociacion RUVID, Phys A group of researchers from the University of Alicante Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences has been working, since the end of 2021, on a project on development of natural bioaromas to increase the shelf life of fresh food and reduce food waste. TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Inès Magoum, Afrik21 The Egyptian government is expanding its partnership with Australia to recycle banana waste. The two countries are tackling this agricultural waste as Egypt prepares to host the 27th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP27) in November 2022. In Egypt, summer is usually synonymous withContinue Reading
SOURCE: East Mojo Assam has started export of jackfruit and green chilli to Dubai from here, officials said on Saturday. The consignment was flagged off by Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anbamuthan MP on Friday evening from Bilasipara town for the Lokapriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport from where it will leave for MumbaiContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kendy, Nation News The St Lucia government says it is encouraged by the talks held with an established buyer on the possibility of using Antigua as a distribution hub for the sale of bananas to countries in the region “Currently, we are moving between 2 000 and 2 500Continue Reading
SOURCE: Eliza Berlage, ABC Rural Justin Loffler has avoided dumping his avocados amid an oversupply of the fruit but his business has taken a hit from low prices. Growers are keen to find new markets knowing more trees are about to mature and avocado prices dived under a $1 inContinue Reading
SOURCE: Reginald Davey, Azo Materials Researchers from three universities in Malaysia have collaborated on a paper investigating the effects of a mixture of pineapple fiber and hydrated lime on the compressive strength of granitic residual soil. Their findings have been published online this week in the journal Sustainability. Granitic SoilsContinue Reading
SOURCE: American Heart Association Eating two or more servings of avocado weekly was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and substituting avocado for certain fat-containing foods like butter, cheese or processed meats was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to new research published todayContinue Reading