by Jessica Hinchliffe, abc news Queensland scientists are striving to develop new varieties to keep Australia’s most popular fruit on the menu for years to come. More than five million bananas are eaten every day in Australia, making it the number one selling supermarket product. The discoveryContinue Reading
Chile may already be a significant avocado exporter into Argentina, but neighboring Peru has now gained market access and is hoping to take a slice of the action. Argentina gave the green light to Peruvian avocado imports a few days ago and an industry head says the newContinue Reading
by Courtney Fowler, abc News Nearly 100 people attended the first pre-season mango meeting in Humpty Doo last week, with growers, retailers and distributors expressing confidence in the future of the fruit as they busily prepared for the season ahead. Northern Territory Mango Industry Association president Leo SklirosContinue Reading
by Madura McCormack, The Courier-Mail DISEASED banana plants on a Tully property will be destroyed, 17-months after the deadly Panama disease was detected. Biosecurity Queensland will build a high-security fence around the boundary of the property, destroy the bananas, and plant ground cover to prevent the spread ofContinue Reading
The Mango Development and Processing Centre, established at Madikere Cross in Chintamani taluk of Chickballapur district, has been opened up for the service of mango cultivators after a long wait. Though the construction work of the centre, set up by the Karnataka State Mango Development and MarketingContinue Reading
It is quite common to see banana bunches weighing about 20-25 kg in the market. But, a farmer from Theni district has produced a bunch with 257 bananas of the Grand Naine variety. The bunch was the major attraction for farmers and visitors, who attended the foundation day ofContinue Reading
by Jodie Gunders, Matt Brann, and Anna Vidot, abc News Both countries this week announced they’ve agreed on rules for market access, which will allow Australian watermelons, along with pumpkins, to be sold in Japan. Australia’s trade agreement with Japan has already eliminated tariffs on pumpkins and watermelons, withContinue Reading
Avocados may not be a common item in the diet of the average Indian, but with a population that is on track to being the world’s largest after 2022 there is a bright future for the crop in the South Asian nation. It’s an export opportunity that the NewContinue Reading
The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines (BPI), and the PhilFruits Association, Inc. (PFA) jointly organized the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits: Towards Sustainable Fruit Production and Global Food Security (ISTF2016) on 29-31 August 2016 in Davao City, Philippines. TheContinue Reading
Agri Malaysia 2016 is an international exhibition organized by Expoglobe and One International Exhibition to be held on 22nd – 24th September 2016 at the Melaka International Trade Center, Malaysia. It is supported by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA) and itsContinue Reading
The workshop on Revitalizing the Malaysian Tropical Fruit Industry: Enhancing Linkages among Small-Scale Producers and Others Stakeholders in the Value Chain was held at the Institute Pengurusan Peladang in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia on 8-10 August 2016. The workshop was organized by TFNet and supported by the Ministry of AgricultureContinue Reading
GUANGZHOU, CHINA: TFNet CEO Mohd Desa Hassim will attend the Banana Asia Pacific Network (BAPNET) steering committee meeting on 23-26 August 2016 at the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS). The meeting will review the status of the occurrence, threat, and impact of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (FocContinue Reading
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