SOURCE: Alao Abiodun, The Nation Online An Agriprenure, Segun Alabi, has affirmed that one of the ways pineapple farming can be attractive to young people is for the government to finance young entrepreneurs towards achieving self-sustainability. Alabi called on both the federal and state governments to provide an enabling environmentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Giselle P. Jordan, The Manila Times The first commercial export of Philippine mangoes has been delivered to Italy, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, with a shipment of over half a ton having landed at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome. The mangoes in the shipmentContinue Reading
SOURCE: TRN Official Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolis City has disposed 2,267-kg of mango laced with chemicals. A joint market monitoring conducted by Sub-Metropolis, the Food Technology and Quality Control Office and the Pesticide Residue Rapid Test Lab, Attariya found the mango contaminated with pesticide and destroyed it. The pesticide residue was foundContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star A shipment of three tonnes of fresh mangoes from Bangladesh arrived in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Wednesday (May 28) night, marking China’s first import of mangoes from Bangladesh. Upon arrival, customs officers at Changsha Huanghua International Airport promptly verified shipping labels, phytosanitary certificates, and conductedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Bangkok Post Mangoes have been selling at Huai Khwang Market for as low as 20 baht per kilogramme recently. Pikul, a vendor, said she cannot remember the last time mangoes were so cheap. “I’ve never seen prices so low. This situation is really hurting farmers. Mango growersContinue Reading
SOURCE: Rose-Harriet Okech, IITA Scientists at IITA-CGIAR have made a major breakthrough in the fight against Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a devastating bacterial disease threatening banana crops across East and Central Africa. The findings, recently published in Communications Biology, the prestigious journal from the Nature portfolio, demonstrates how gene editingContinue Reading
Prof. Dr. Steven Underhill visited Malaysia to explore research collaborations and institutional partnershipsContinue Reading
TFNet and MUF ink an MOUContinue Reading
SOURCE: APA News South Africa has exported the first batch of avocados for the 2025 season to China, marking a significant milestone in the country’s agricultural trade. The shipment arrived in Shanghai last week, strengthening South Africa’s position as a global avocado supplier and making it the third African nation,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Jeremy Tan, The Star Penang’s durian season has begun and the race is on to savour the best fruits. Harvests are expected to be less bountiful this year because of unfavourable weather conditions, so fans of the “King of Fruits” may have a shorter window to indulge in theirContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Nation The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), through the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD), has arrested a Vietnamese national known as Van, or “Bird,” for illegally importing over 16 tonnes of avocados into Thailand. According to a statement released by the CIB on Wednesday, the produce had not undergoneContinue Reading
SOURCE: Onz Chéry, Haitian Times Djimy Saintil will never forget the night he cried over his ruined papaya plantation in Caracol, a village about 20 miles southeast of Cap-Haïtien. It was a day in May two years ago, a day when the agronomist should have been harvesting the plump yellowy-orangeContinue Reading