A promotional event was held in New Delhi, India on September 25 to advertise dragon fruit from the south central province of Bình Thuận in an effort to expand ties between agricultural exporters from Việt Nam and India. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Tôn Sinh ThanhContinue Reading
Mango peel could be used to break down oil sludge, according to new research. University of South Australia researcher Biruck Desalegn Yirsaw has proven an extract of the fruit’s peel can be used to “synthesise” the material that can break down contaminated soil. Currently, boron hydride isContinue Reading
Sabah’s native fruits such as tarap, bambangan, durian dalit or red-fleshed durian and many other wild fruit species have great market potential but remain economically untapped, said the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal. He said tropical fruits like pineapples, durians, bananas and avocadoes also had huge marketContinue Reading
A severe strike in Costa Rica over the last two weeks has heavily affected the banana and pineapple industries, with the latter suffering multi-million dollar losses. The standstill by the country’s unions began on Sept. 10 in response to the government’s proposed tax reforms which would mean an increaseContinue Reading
When Telesphore Ruzigamanzi, a smallholder banana farmer from a remote village in Eastern Rwanda, discovered a peculiar yellowish hue on his crop before it started to dry up, he did not give it the due consideration it deserved. “I was thinking that it was the unusually dry weather causingContinue Reading
The disastrous situation of the Yucatan agriculture and livestock sectors is seen in the drastic fall of products in which the state used to be a leader, although the government invested a considerable capital in them in the last ten years and now it is not known with precision whereContinue Reading
Most Nagaland farmers are dependent, directly or otherwise, on pineapple cultivation Lhingnei and her husband Thongkeng work in a pineapple farm at Muolvom village in Nagaland’s Medziphema division, a place famous for pineapples. Monsoon being the peak season for harvest, the couple work tirelessly, from morning till evening, withContinue Reading
The abundance of citrus fruits such as oranges and tangerines has harmed papaya producers in Manabí. Prices have dropped from 60 cents to 30 cents, leading consumers to purchase more citrus instead of papaya that is sold depending on weight. The producers of San Vicente have acceptedContinue Reading
According to estimates, in the 2018/2019 campaign, Peru will export 180 thousand tons of fresh mango, i.e. 13% less than the record 207 thousand tons it dispatched in the previous season. This was stated by the president of the Peruvian Association of Producers of Mango (ProMango), Angel Gamarra Condori,Continue Reading
Pineapple peels have become a hot property in Nairobi overnight with most city dwellers flocking their nearest pineapple vendor’s place to obtain the prized commodity. This is after a Facebook user shared a recipe to brew Mexican pineapple beer using the peels and sugar. The recipe, whose procedure entails soakingContinue Reading
The Australian papaya industry is set to crack a record as the harvesting season gets underway. Papaya Australia reported that excellent weather conditions and an increase in plantings had resulted in big numbers for the 2018. President and Mareeba papaya grower, Gerard Kath, said he was looking forward to seeingContinue Reading
Jamaica has been granted permission to export mangoes to the United States, Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw said here on Monday. He said the fruit will have to be prepared under a process commonly referred to as irradiation, which is a food safety measure designed to eliminate disease-carrying bacteria. Continue Reading
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