News (Page 171)

  The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry intends to exploit emerging technologies of “the fourth industrial revolution” such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things and robots to improve the quality of agricultural products and efficiency of farm work.   The ministry plans to make agricultural businesses more “aggressive” byContinue Reading

by Rudolf Mulderij, Fresh Plaza     The pineapple market is in turmoil. Due to a much lower production in Costa Rica, prices in Europe and the United States have gone through the roof. In all these markets, sharply higher prices have been reported. In some cases, they have even doubled.Continue Reading

by Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza       The Peruvian Kent mango season will kick off next December and will run until March. This year, Peru expects a good quality, as the weather conditions have been ideal for cultivation. The low temperatures at night have been really beneficial for theContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   South Korea is exploring new tropical fruit crops as it looks ahead to the future impact of climate change.   Korean research institute, the Rural Development Administration, is cultivating 42 tropical plants and vegetables at its greenhouse in Jejudo to determine which will be the mostContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   To manage the threat of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly), a serious horticultural pest in Australia and one of the most important biosecurity threats to the horticultural industry in New Zealand, Plant & Food Research and Better Border Biosecurity (B3) are hosting scientists and biosecurity operativesContinue Reading

  With a view to encourage organic farming along with ripening of fruits in natural ways, Chhattisgarh’s horticulture and agriculture department has come up with advanced method of organic cultivation and ripening of fruits termed ‘Star Technology’. Under ‘Star Technology’, farmers are trained on avail the new organic methods of farming.   TalkingContinue Reading

by Emanuela Fontana , Fresh Plaza     Tropical fruits are appreciated by consumers for their distinct aroma quality and exotic taste. Important amounts of tropical fruits such as pineapples are exported from their production countries to European and North American markets. Most of the pineapples destined for European fresh marketsContinue Reading

by Conrad M. Carino, Manila Times   An organic solution has been proven effective against the dreaded banana “crown rot” disease that spoils up to 20 percent of banana shipments from the Philippines, and is a safer alternative than chemical treatments, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) reported.Continue Reading

by Kallee Buchanan, abc news     Avocados Australia chief executive John Tyas said the fruit trees were highly susceptible to drowning in wet conditions, which could lead to reduced availability of fruit.   “The real problem with rain at this time of year, you’ve got trees that are flowering andContinue Reading

by Patrick O’Meara, Radio New Zealand       The cost of food rose 1.3 percent in August, pushed up by bananas hitting a record price high.   Bananas jumped by 22 percent to $3.51 a kilo, their highest price since records started in 1949, because of a supply shortage fromContinue Reading

by Louise Maureen Simeon, The Philippine Star     Tagum Agricultural Development Co. (Tadeco), the world’s largest contiguous banana plantations, expects to bounce back this year and next year given improved weather conditions and a new irrigation system.   Tadeco is eyeing to ship 32 million boxes or 432,000 metric tonsContinue Reading