The opportunity to improve pineapple production despite reducing fertiliser applications and the time spent on his spraying boom has prompted Maryborough grower Phill Smith to trial controlled release nutrition this season. Phill and his wife, Kay, grow pineapples over about 16 hectares of their 40ha property, with fruitContinue Reading
The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to establish pineapple and passionfruit cultivation zones in Moneragala under the accelerated agriculture development program, “We Grow – We Eat”, implemented under the guidance of the Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera to establish specific crop zones. The agriculture zones will be established underContinue Reading
Indonesia’s fruit exports increased by 24 percent in September from the same month last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry’s fruit and floriculture director, Sarwo Edhy, said that most export recipients were non-tropical countries, where demand had shifted toward organic fruits. “Our top fruit exportsContinue Reading
The government has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoining areas in Maharashtra, a move that will help identify the authenticity of this variety of fruit. A GI is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin andContinue Reading
Confirming information about China’s plan to expand dragonfruit growing area to 30,000 hectares by 2020, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong yesterday said that Vietnam is not too concerned about that. The dragonfruit production areas in China’s Hainan and Guangxi provinces have reached 20,000 hectaresContinue Reading
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that a 500-hectare agro park will be established for the cultivation of mango in order to facilitate the export of the fruit to the United States (US). He said that the orchard will be set up in theContinue Reading
The 7th General Assembly (GA) of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 24 September 2018, a day before the TFNet-led International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases (TROPED 2018). Twenty three delegates were present during the assembly, including eightContinue Reading
Star fruit growers are still feeling the effects from Hurricane Irma, a year after the storm swept through South Florida. Trees are still recovering and as a result, supplies have been a little slower than usual. More recently, Tropical Storm Gordon passed through the region, leaving with it heavy rains.Continue Reading
A rare fruit could wind up in U.S. stores in the near future after scientists spliced its DNA to make it heartier and more efficient. It’s called the groundcherry, and its success could lead to the modification of more rare fruits and vegetables. Found in Central and South America,Continue Reading
The year was 1914, and two fruit growers went to Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles to buy one of the new fruits they’d been hearing so much about. They were expensive at $1 each, and they had an unusual name: the Alligator Pear. Undaunted, the growers slicedContinue Reading
Brazil has sent its first-ever mango shipment to South Africa, following an export agreement recently reached between the two countries after three years of negotiations. The Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) reported that South Africa has now opened its market for mangoes grown in the SãoContinue Reading
Israel’s MediWound Ltd., a biotech firm that makes burn and wound treatments, said that it has received a new contract for up to $43 million from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to adapt its lead product, a gel based on pineapple enzymes for the treatment ofContinue Reading
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