SOURCE: Jay Pachchigar, Times of India Story books for school children in Chhota Udepur will soon be published on eco-friendly hand-made paper made from banana stems grown in this tribal area. The initiative will pave a new path of sustainability in publishing after a successful pilot project of making hand-madeContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza In 2019 Ghana exported $10 million of pineapples to the worldwide market as global demand for the fruit was increasing. “We received a number of requests for fresh pineapples,” said Stephen Mintah General Manager of Sea Freight Pineapple exporters of Ghana. “Because of our climatic conditions we canContinue Reading
SOURCE: India Science Wire, Down to earth Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic Hmar tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation in northeast India. This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study. The study wasContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hortidaily TRANSLATION: Groentennieuws The Neder Banaan greenhouse in the Netherlands now boasts fully-fledged banana bunches. In June, the first flower appeared and the first Neder Banaan was ‘born’. Roughly 100 banana trees grow in the greenhouse. Some are for research purposes, but some bananas will be marketed. And they’llContinue Reading
SOURCE: Nation Thailand A market in China’s Ganzhou city has reportedly found Covid-19 on the surface of durian packages imported from Thailand, the Office of Agricultural Affairs under the Thai Embassy in Beijing reported. The office explained that the checking and discovery of the virus happened at the Haudongcheng marketContinue Reading
SOURCE: Niha Dagia, The Diplomat Amid the sweltering summer and damp monsoon in South Asia is a silver lining: the arrival of the king of fruits, mangoes. Traditionally, an “aam ki paitti” (basket of mangoes) has always been a valued gift among family and friends as well as social andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vasudevan Sridharan, South China Morning Post India is on the hunt for mango buyers across East Asia and the Middle East, with fruit-themed festivals and in-embassy tasting events being rolled out by the government in recent weeks in a bid to boost flagging exports of the country’s national fruit.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Chris Komorek, Fruitnet The Ord Irrigation Scheme, a plan designed to develop part of the nations’ tropical north for intensive irrigated agriculture by harnessing the waters of the Ord River, is set to bring Western Australia’s largest mango orchard back to life. The orchard, formerly known as Galango andContinue Reading
The first China mango industry conference was held in Baise, Guangxi. At the meeting, Tianyang district and Guangzhou Pilot Food Investment Co., Ltd. signed the framework agreement on the comprehensive development and utilization project of fruits in Tianyang District, Baise City (phase II), with a total investment of 500 millionContinue Reading
The world’s largest producer of fruit and vegetable has partnered with a vegan textile startup to upcycle its fruit waste into vegan leather. The Dole Sunshine Company has announced its partnership with plant-based startup Ananas Anam who has created the innovative vegan pineapple leather Piñatex. The collaboration is part ofContinue Reading
In a paper published in an MPDI Journal of Fungus, scientists explored disease-biocontrol agents of five Bacillus strains that display antibiotic ability against TR4 in China, one of the largest banana growers in the world.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Tom Joyce, Fruitnet Since avocados are a water-intensive crop, growing them where there are no other competing water demands is critical, according to Kenyan avocado producer and exporter Kakuzi. If not, the company states, criticism will always be levelled at the fruit as “green gold causing environmental havoc”. ToContinue Reading