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by Dorcas Tinga, Busiweek, India   The Association of Mango Growers (AMAGRO) last week announced plans for a packaging facility to cost almost $700,000.   “The construction of the packing house is an initiative by AMAGRO to facilitate the export not only of mangoes, but also other fruits such asContinue Reading

The ‘D24’ and ‘Musang King’ durians from Hulu Terengganu, Setiu and Besut are chosen by the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) to be exported abroad as frozen durian.     Terengganu FAMA director Hasan Jusoh said frozen durian had great potential and highly demanded especially in China because it wasContinue Reading

by K.A. Shaji, The Hindu   When it was established way back in 1943 by the Maharaja of erstwhile Cochin, the Government Orange and Vegetable Farm here aimed at supplementing fruit and vegetable supplies for the injured soldiers of World War II.     The oranges grown in the hillsContinue Reading

Guava, a tasty summer fruit is now abundantly available in the markets due to an abundant production in Pabna.   According to the agriculturists, Pabna is one of the best guava growing areas in Bangladesh for its favourable climate, soil and temperature.   A source of Department of Agricultural ExtensionContinue Reading

Two corporate firms have joined hands to help mango farmers in the South increase yields. Over 25,000 farmers on Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will get mentorship from Project Unnati in going for Ultra High Density Mango Plantation (UHDP). The UHDP technique can increase mango yields by two folds.Continue Reading

Mexican mango growers in part of the state of Chiapas are to benefit from the country improving the area’s phytosanitary status.   The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) declared the southeast region in the state’s municipality of Tonalá to have a low prevalence of the AnastrephaContinue Reading

Costa Rican pineapple exports were significantly lower in the first half of 2015 over the previous year, with adverse weather and unfavorable exchange rates likely contributing to the decline.   The Central American country shipped 15% less of the tropical fruit between January and June year-on-year, to reach total volumesContinue Reading

Mexican authorities claim a new norm for fighting Moko disease without methyl bromide will improve public health and disease control.   In a release, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) said the new Official Mexican Rule NOM-068-SAG/FITO-2015 aimed to update techniques for fighting the disease, modifying a ruleContinue Reading

by Imran Khan, Bilkul Online   Aiming to conserve and improve the quality of litchis, the sweet and juicy summer fruit has acquired its first field gene bank in India – and possibly in the world – in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, renowned for its ‘shahi’ (kingly) variety.   “After approval fromContinue Reading

by Fiona Pepper and Bridget Fitzgerald, abc.net.au   For thousands of years charcoal or biochar has been added to soil to increase fertility and water retention.     The Denmark Biochar group in the Western Australia’s south-west is convinced of the benefits to soil, and is developing kilns to createContinue Reading

by Sasha Gonzales, South China Morning Post   It’s durian season, and that means an abundance of the spiky green fruit with the thick and creamy, custard-like flesh. Some people can stop eating at just one or two seeds, but for diehard durian fans, there is no such thing as enoughContinue Reading