Farmers on Hawaii’s Big Island are worried after a disease affecting banana plants was found north of Hilo despite a quarantine effort. The banana bunchy top virus, which stunts the growth of banana plants and deforms their fruit, was first found on Oahu in 1989 and arrived in Kailua-Kona theContinue Reading
by Sruthisagar Yamunan, The Hindu While paddy as the principal crop has been the focus in the aftermath of the floods that ravaged the northern districts, farmers who had taken to horticulture also report heavy losses. Across Cuddalore and Kancheepuram, fields of banana, papaya and watermelon have been inundatedContinue Reading
by N. Capozio, Bioversity International Livelihoods in East and Central Africa are seriously threatened by Xanthomonas wilt, a disease that attacks bananas causing up to 100% yield loss and severely damaging the livelihoods and food security of banana farming households across the region. Banana Xanthomonas wilt first struckContinue Reading
by Tyne McConnon, ABC Rural Those involved in Western Australia’s fresh produce sector are describing 2015 as an interesting year. It has been a year that has seen crops devastated in the north by Cyclone Olwyn but also a year that has witnessed avocado production skyrocket. GeneralContinue Reading
GUANGZHOU CITY, CHINA: TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim pays a courtesy visit to Dr. Yi Ganjun, Vice President of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS). Dr. Yi is also the Vice Chairperson of the TFNet Board of Trustees. During the visit, issues and ideas on how to improveContinue Reading
TFNet Chief Executive Officer Dr. Desa Hassim presented a paper on “Gac Fruit As A Potential Superfruit For Economic And Social Well Being” during the 2015 International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) International Congress and General Meeting held at Tokyo University of Agriculture on 7-9 November 2015. Continue Reading
The Sabah United Chinese Chambers of Commerce (SUCCC) extended their invitation to China investors on business partnership in the state under “One Belt one Road” initiative. SUCCC President, Datuk Seri Panglima Gan Sau Wah J.P. said Sabah not only was within the One Belt One Road initiative, but alsoContinue Reading
by Carmen Hall, New Zealand Herald Avocado volumes have dropped 40 per cent this season. Carmen Hall asks NZ Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular about the fewer numbers and the future of the industry. Why such a drop in volumes? It’s a good question. Volumes of avocados beingContinue Reading
by Paul Barbano, Cape Gazette An old saying goes, “Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.” The most popular fresh fruit in the United States isn’t apples or oranges but the tropical banana, probably because bananas are available year round. However the most popular fruit inContinue Reading
by Ginny Grant, Stuff Despite its name (the Arabic “tamar hindi” translates as “date of India”), the tamarind tree hails originally from Africa, though its presence in Indian and South-East Asia dates back more than 2000 years. The fruit is a bean-like pod. The immature fruit is greenish,Continue Reading
Seven years in the making, a designer in the Philippines has found that pineapple leaves can be used an alternative to leather. The product, named Pinatex, is a middle-ground between traditional leather and petroleum based textiles says designer Carmen Hijosa. The pineapple-based alternative has been used in prototypes for bothContinue Reading
Hi Dorothy, you can ask Huijun to please download the IDs/name tags in this link: [envira-gallery id=”22877″] I need to delete it soon though because it would eat our monthly bandwidth. ChrisContinue Reading
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