News (Page 219)

by Russell Fransham, The New Zealand Gardener   Who doesn’t love pineapple? It is the quintessential tropical flavour that all other fruits are measured by, a startling mix of intense sweetness and acidity. There’s nothing quite like it.   September is time to plant out the young pups in theContinue Reading

U.S. consumers spend significantly more money in retailers when avocados are included in their baskets, according to new research from the Hass Avocado Board.   In a new study entitled Keys to the Cart: Driving Hass Avocado Sales at Retail, the California-based association looked at how avocado purchases impacted theContinue Reading

Fruit and vegetable exports are expected to reach US$2 billion this year as more and more countries have opened their door to Vietnamese fruits and vegetables.   Earnings from fruit and vegetable exports have increased strongly in recent years, from $460 million in 2010 to $1.47 billion last year, accordingContinue Reading

by Matt Brann, ABC.net   Researchers have sequenced the genome of Australia’s most popular mango, the Kensington Pride, unlocking the path to mango traits most desired by consumers and growers.   Speaking to ABC Rural at the International Mango Symposium in Darwin this week, Dr Ian Bally from the QueenslandContinue Reading

by Deepa H. Ramakrishnan, The Hindu   Did you know a fruit has a six-month waiting period?   People, who like the taste of durian and believe that it has some medicinal qualities, call up the Government Horticultural Farm in Burliar in The Nilgiris and leave their contact numbers soContinue Reading

During a training workshop on good agricultural practices (GAP) aimed at 80 producers from La Libertad in the District Municipality of Laredo, Sierra Exportadora stated that La Libertad exports 99 percent of the avocado produced in its region.     La Libertad is also the first producer of avocado inContinue Reading

by Jaja Agpalo, Food World News   An Australian study revealed that Indian subcontinent is a major hub of the long-distance Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) movements.   Dr. Arvind Varsani from the University of Canterbury led this study about the evolution and distribution of a major banana disease virus,Continue Reading

A total of 15,000 disease free scientifically multiplied banana tissues provided under the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) have been procured for supply to Mukono farmers.   OWC is a presidential poverty reduction initiative set up to replace the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), overseen the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).Continue Reading

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 18) that two durian samples and a loofah sample were detected with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases.   A spokesman said, “Subsequent toContinue Reading

by Kleber Sanchez, La Republica   Nearly 70% of the citrus production, including oranges and mandarins, in the district of San Juan del Oro province of Sandia were significantly affected by the fruit fly plague, stated Jose Orlando Jara Cabrera, mayor of this municipality.     Farmers used to produceContinue Reading

by Karthik Madhavan, The Hindu   Banana farmer M. Thangaraj of Sirumugai was joyous. He was ready to harvest the bananas in a few days. But the squall of September 4 changed all that. “It lasted only a few minutes and came at a time when the buyer was inContinue Reading