Musang King cultivation is expected to grow by 50 per cent in the next two years from 36 per cent presently to meet high demand from countries like China and increase the earnings of durian farmers. A survey has shown there are 1.576 million durian trees in peninsular Malaysia,Continue Reading
Vietnam’s exports of fruit and vegetables reached more than US$3.7 billion in 2019, down 1.9% compared to 2018, which was mainly due to the sharp decline in export quantity and revenue regarding the Chinese market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Although China remained the leadingContinue Reading
If you love a lychee but hate a seed, we have good news for you. Tibby Dixon, a farmer from Sarina Beach in Far North Queesland, has successfully developed Australia’s first ever seedless lychee. But it hasn’t been without hard work. Dixon spent USD5,000 on just one fruit tree from ChinaContinue Reading
A Moanalua family is claiming their tree produced a world record-setting fruit. The Nishimura family says their 50-year-old tree made a massive jabong, the fruit which is also known as pomelo. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest pomelo weighed 10 pounds 11.3 ounces.Continue Reading
The idea of creating a tropical cave appeared in a flash to a journalist from Tartus city, Syria in 2013. Hasan, is a passionate journalist and photographer, whose job led him to places in Syria where tropical plants were planted anyhow and all over the place but not properly lookedContinue Reading
Japan’s recent decision of importing Vietnamese “thieu” lychee is expected to open new doors for this fruit, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in Japan Ta Duc Minh. “Thieu” lychee is Vietnam’s fourth fresh fruit licensed to be exported to Japan after dragon fruit, mango and banana, Minh told theContinue Reading
Ukraine in 2019, according to preliminary estimates of the Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA), imported 270,000-275,000 tonnes of bananas into the country, which is 8-9 percent more than the previous record set in 2018. According to a report on the association’s website, in 2019 every resident of Ukraine consumed anContinue Reading
The report on the TFNet-led seminar on Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety is now available for download.Continue Reading
Durian from Mindanao has started penetrating the US market, Davao Durian Council president Larry Miculob said. Speaking during the Wednesdays at Habi at Kape forum, Miculob said the first batch—which consisted of around 300 kilos of Arancillo, Puyat, Duyaya, and Durio graveolens varieties—was shipped to the US. HeContinue Reading
The king of fruits in this region is a new favorite in China, largely sourced from Thailand. But whether that is a blessing or a curse for the Southeast Asian country depends on who you ask. The founder of Qing Liu Durian Restaurant in Guangzhou, China, discovered theContinue Reading
The south-central province of Binh Thuan, the country’s largest dragon fruit producer, is expanding cultivation of dragon fruit under Vietnamese and global Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP and GlobalGAP) standards. Such standards help farmers save on fertilizer and pesticide costs, and promote sustainable production. Phan Van Tan, deputyContinue Reading
Things turned around for Murshed Mia and his wife Swapna Begum ten years ago when they tried their luck in organic farming of mandarin in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila. Their profit from the first harvest was one of the success stories in the area and many others followed suit. Continue Reading