News (Page 209)

 by Clean Malaysia     Durian farmers in Pahang have had enough. Local growers of the “king of fruits” are planning to embark on a two-week-long march next month by foot all the way to Putrajaya in a show of protest at what they see as the government’s mishandling ofContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Japan and the Middle East are the focus of a new export push being coordinated by the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Philippine Daily Inquirer has reported.   The campaign will see 18 Philippine companies travel to Japan in March to attend the International FoodContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Arenewed round of negotiations on the proposed industry buyout of an Australian banana farm infested with the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) Panama disease has again concluded without a deal being reached.   The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) said it would now focus on other optionsContinue Reading

by Emily Chow, Reuters   Malaysian farmers of the famously pungent durian fruit are calling for tighter regulations on mining they say is destroying arable land and tainting the water they need to churn out their yellow, spiky-shelled crop.   Farmers in major growing state Pahang plan to spend nearly twoContinue Reading

by Fresh Plaza   “As was the case with avocados ten or fifteen years ago, papayas are still fairly unknown in Europe, although things are now changing,” affirms Esperanza Rodríguez, sales manager at Tropical Millenium.   Just over a year ago, this Malaga-based company, specialised for years in the productionContinue Reading

by Cecile Lefort, msn   While prices for most Australian commodities are bumping along the floor, local avocados are fetching a king’s ransom thanks to hostile weather, strict quarantine laws and a Christmas binge.   Outside South and Central America, where the fruit is native, Australia has the highest per-capita consumptionContinue Reading

by Susant Kumar Das, I am in DNA of India     With a sudden jump in mercury in Odisha, the demand for the cool and lusciously succulent watermelons is picking up in the Millennium city as early as in February. The watermelons season, which usually starts in the month ofContinue Reading

by Catherine Harris, Stuff.co.nz     Avocados are not likely to be too hard to find on supermarket shelves, despite freak weather in Taranaki seriously denting the crops there.   Several Taranaki avocado growers have complained of a bad season because of high winds.   Grower Steve Wright said: “It’s notContinue Reading

The European Union is implementing a project in line with the Taita Taveta government’s County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), which involves a Sh100 million (USD 9 747.91) grant to set up a banana processing plant. According to officials, the facility will improve agricultural production in the county and surrounding regions, creatingContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   An Australian biosecurity expert believes Tasmania could be at risk of losing its fruit fly-free status as a result of climate change.   Anthony Clarke form the Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre told ABC Rural that even a minimal rise in average annual temperatures could result inContinue Reading

by Denise Attaway, NewsStand   South Carolina watermelon producers now have information they need to make their 2016 crops more profitable with the release of the updated Watermelon Spray Guide for 2016.   Released by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, the guide provides growers with a look at some major diseases ofContinue Reading