As humanity’s most pressing health crisis plays out across the globe, Australian consumers appear to be rushing to boost their immunity with locally grown vegetables.Continue Reading
Source: Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh, Business Insider The Banana Producers Association of Ghana has raised concerns over the effects of illegal mining is posing to their operations. The Association said the activities of illegal miners are currently preventing banana producers in Ghana from farming along river banks in the country. ExplainingContinue Reading
In February 2020, the two banana exporters still active in Cameroon exported 14,965 tons of the product.Continue Reading
The Fiji Ministry of Agriculture is inviting researchers and scientists to submit their research papers for the Fiji Agriculture Journal. (click to find out more)Continue Reading
Source: Big Island Now Hawai‘i International Tropical Fruit Conference will celebrate its 30th year this fall. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 25 to 27 at the Maui Economic Opportunity building in Wailuku and continues with five gatherings on the neighbor islands. Dates run consecutively Sept. 28 to Oct. 3Continue Reading
Original Source: Laura Ruminski, West Hawaii Today Another invasive pest has been identified on Hawaii Island, this time threatening avocado trees. Avocado lace bug (Pseudacysta perseae) was first detected in Pearl City, Oahu, in December 2019 and was subsequently identified on Hawaii Island and in plants infested at retail outletsContinue Reading
Original Source: The Hindu Pineapple farmers in the State are keen to switch at least a part of their holdings to the MD2 from the dominant Mauritius variety as the former fruits can be easily processed and have much longer shelf life. The MD2 variety will encourage a shift inContinue Reading
Original Source: Miles Hadfield, Co-op News Fairtrade International has warned that small farmers’ co-ops will struggle to survive under new organic regulations proposed by the EU. The proposed EU Organic Regulation – due to come into force on 1 January 2021 – will limit co-ops and producer groups receiving itsContinue Reading
Original source: Peter Devlin, 10 Daily
Every cloud has a silver lining, in this case, it’s cheap mangoes.Continue Reading
Original source: Sarthak Dogra, India Times Believe it or not, there is a fruit by the name of Durian that is actually banned from being transported through cabs and taxis in several countries because of its terrible smell. That being said, the fruit has a commendable nutritional value and asContinue Reading
Original source:: François Bellivier, Capexo/Freshplaza According to an Ellen MacArthur Foundation study, «the ocean is expected to contain 1 tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight). In response to that environmental emergency, the Environment and Community MinistryContinue Reading
Original source: Jon Viktor Cabuenas, GMA News Cecid fly infestation threatens the yield of the supposedly “sweetest mango” in the world, even as Philippine government researchers are in the thick of finalizing their studies on how to address the problem caused by the bug. Secretary William Dar has ordered UndersecretaryContinue Reading