Bananas and papaya, representative tropical fruits, are being cultivated on a farm on Anmyeon Island in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province.   Bananas produced at the farm are sweeter than imported ones due to large daily temperature differences and abundant sunshine. In addition, the yield per tree has reached 50Continue Reading

In an incredible act of generosity, a Queensland man is opening his orchard, donating his bumper crop of more than 200,000 mangoes to local charities and drought-affected communities.   Brian Burton never planned on becoming a mango farmer, but when he purchased Lake Barra Cottages between Gympie and Tin CanContinue Reading

Bad weather conditions here are negatively impacting the production of mangoes and causing a lot of anxiety as the summer season draws near, specially because the fruit is considered a signature product of the province.   Zambales Provincial Agriculture head Russel Quitaneg said that research data showed a significant dropContinue Reading

The guava production has tremendously been affected in Larkana district, where orchards are spread over 30,000 acres of land.   Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) Larkana president Sirajul Oliya, confirming a drastic reduction in guava production this season, linked the damage to climate change paired with locust and mealybug attacksContinue Reading

The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) plans to link Thailand’s central fruit markets with those of China to expand the trading channel for Thai fruits, Whichai Phochanakij, the department’s director-general, said recently.   “The central markets the DIT aims to link are those being promoted by the DIT, ” heContinue Reading

The amount of damage and losses to agriculture caused by Taal Volcano continuing activity has ballooned to P3.17 billion (USD63 million), the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported over the weekend. The amount covers 15,790 hectares of agricultural lands and production losses of 43,772 metric tons (MT), according to the DA-disasterContinue Reading