Filmy, cream-colored, and embroidered, piña cloth has been worn by a first lady and gifted to royalty. Museums across the world hold exquisite piña dresses in their collections—a legacy of a 19th-century fashion trend. Part of the appeal comes from the fabric’s natural elegance. The Filipino fabric has long beenContinue Reading
The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) recently organised a Dragon fruit field day at their Sigatoka farm as part of its efforts to release a promising variety soon. While officiating at the field day, Deputy Secretary for Agriculture Development, Jone Sovalawa commendedContinue Reading
For West African mango growers, a small pest is the biggest enemy: the fruit fly. Since the arrival of Bactrocera dorsalis—a highly invasive species of fruit fly native to Asia—in 2005, mango growers have lost over 50 percent of their orchards by the middle of the season each year. AsContinue Reading
The Belt and Road Initiative is intended to be about more than building highways and boosting trade – China wants to help other Asian economies develop their business skills. Thailand is an export-reliant nation. It is seen as essential for companies there to learn new skills, such as e-commerce.Continue Reading
Blockchain technology is expected to enhance agricultural exports by providing a global trading identity, speakers at a blockchain conference held in HCM City said yesterday. Lê Thu Hiền, programme manager for the Asia Foundation Office in Việt Nam, said: “The ‘Empowering Local Agricultural Producers with a Global Trading Identity’Continue Reading
ive million irradiated fruit flies burst out of white boxes every Saturday and race to stop female flies from breeding larvae-filled eggs in Trok Nong, a small rural town in eastern Thailand. Their mission: protect premium export fruits like durian and mangosteen. Thanks in part to these swarms of fliesContinue Reading
Khousabung in Churachandpur district, which is hosting the 11th State Level Pineapple Festival, will have a food processing unit with cold storage facility. Inaugurating the festival on Thursday, Manipur chief minister Biren Singh announced that Khousabung would be included in the list of selected sites for a food processing unit.Continue Reading
As you enter the small town of Vazhakulam near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, the pineapple is everywhere. There is a pineapple market, a research centre near the market, headload workers busy loading sacks of the fruit on to lorries, unloading and carrying them to shops, scores of lorries loaded withContinue Reading
Local firm Confirel plans to export 500 tonnes of keo romeat mango to the European Union towards the end of the year. It will be the company’s first shipment to the EU, Cambodia’s second largest export market. Hay Ly Eang, chairman of Confirel, said they have beenContinue Reading
There is a need for an inventory on jackfruit in the country, according to Shree Padre, Executive Editor, Adike Pathrike, a farm monthly and a crusader for jackfruit. Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day ‘akala halasu sangama’ (off-season jackfruit mela) here on Saturday he said that no databaseContinue Reading
The edible coating invented by California-based Apeel Sciences – which doubles an avocado’s shelf life, according to the startup – will soon be carried by Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer. Avocados are known for having a short shelf life, lasting about a week at the grocery store beforeContinue Reading
Supermarket chain Tesco has angered shoppers in its inner-city stores by hiking the cost of individual bananas. The retailer has stopped charging by weight and is instead charging by single banana, meaning the cost of each yellow fruit has more than doubled at its Tesco Metro and Express stores. TheContinue Reading
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