The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) is leading a seminar titled Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety on 11 July 2019 at the Tan Sri Yusof Hashim Hall, MARDI, Serdang, Selangor, co-organized with the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB), the MalaysianContinue Reading
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research coordinates the activities of over 100 institutions, including the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR). As part of an awareness drive for mango lovers and food sector entrepreneurs, IIHR recently hosted a Mango Diversity Fair in Bengaluru, showcasing a jaw-dropping 250 varieties of mangoesContinue Reading
Fruit packer Diamond Star Corp., has expressed interest in importing 100 metric tons of mango, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said, an order which is expected to help address oversupply conditions after an El Niño-fueled bumper crop. In a social media post, Mr. Piñol said Diamond Star, whichContinue Reading
Mexico grows most avocados eaten in the United States, so a price hike could affect millions of Americans’ wallets. President Donald Trump’s threats to slap tariffs on Mexican goods may already be having an impact on avocado prices. One gauge of the Hass variety from Michoacan, theContinue Reading
Malaysia is all geared to satisfy China’s craving for a pungent, football-sized thorny fruit. That’s because China’s General Administration of Customs has approved imports of frozen whole durian fruit starting May 30 following an agreement signed in August, according to Sim Tze Tzin, Malaysia’s deputy minister for agriculture andContinue Reading
A South African dragon fruit venture that is introducing new varieties into the country is rapidly building momentum and excitement. The first volumes of trademarked varieties marketed under the Amorentia Sweet Dragon Fruit brand were sold on the domestic market this past summer season, and inaugural exports to EuropeContinue Reading
The good news has finally arrived for several thousands of farmers in five districts of the state who are engaged in cultivating G-9 variety of banana but are facing premature wilting of the standing plants for the last three years putting them into huge losses. The Indian Council of AgriculturalContinue Reading
Moc Chau district in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is striving to export 400 – 500 tonnes of mango to China, after its specialty fruit was licenced to enter the market this year. According to Tran Xuan Thanh, head of the district’s agriculture and rural developmentContinue Reading
The baby avocados in Enrique Bautista’s vast orchard in western Mexico will grow to maturity, eventually, and be shipped out of Mexico. What remains to be seen is how many of those green gems will reach consumers in the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on hisContinue Reading
Fyffes has launched its ‘Pineapple Bar’ in a number of Dunnes Stores outlets, offering customers freshly chopped pineapple in seconds. The company’s pineapple-to-go machine claims to chop the fruit into bite-sized pieces in 20 seconds, with customers able to take it away in a compostable tub. ItContinue Reading
A Thai brand of frozen peeled pineapples rumoured to contain cyclamic acid has not been imported into Singapore, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Tuesday (May 28). In a Facebook post, SFA said it was aware of a “circulating message” alleging that the Dragon King brand ofContinue Reading
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing (BDS), an associate member of TFNet, will release the new book Achieving sustainable cultivation of tropical fruits on 23 August, edited by Professor Elhadi M. Yahia. According to the BDS website, this collection reviews current advances in the breeding and cultivation of key tropicalContinue Reading
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