News (Page 221)

by Sarfraz Ali, Daily Pakistan   A large number of Turks had a first hand experience of the taste, juiciness and aroma of the famous Pakistani mango varieties as they converged at Pakistan House in Ankara on Friday evening to feast on a wide spread of mango delights made outContinue Reading

The yearly Watermelon Festival brings in thousands of people from all over the area and other states, which is helping small business owners and the town of Winterville.   “This is probably the best one I’ve done all summer,” said Hannah Niemaz.   Over 150 vendors pay in advance forContinue Reading

Russia’s southwestern Volgograd Region is hosting a traditional watermelon festival on Saturday.   The festival will take place in the city of Kamyshin, according to organizers. Visitors will have the opportunity to attend an agricultural fair, a watermelon parade, a “Watermelon Kids” competition and a scarecrow contest, as well asContinue Reading

The Agrobazaar Malaysia in Singapore, the first permanent platform for Malaysia’s fruits and agro-based products overseas, has marked a successful first year, with a birthday celebration.     Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said: “We are doing well and most importantly, it signifies strong bondContinue Reading

by Jenny Molbog-Mendoza, Sun Star   Visitors and Dabawenyos alike can still enjoy the much-loved Davao fruit at the 3rd Durian Festival at SM Lanang Premier’s The Fountain Court until September 21.   The exhibit, which opened last August 14, features different varieties of the King of Fruits, from nativeContinue Reading

by  A. Muralitharan, The Hindu   The post-harvest technology unit of the National Research Centre for Banana at Podhavur near here has taken up research programmes for producing five more new products using banana.   The products for which research is seriously on are production of banana fruit juice based jelly,Continue Reading

by Juan Aguon Charfauros, Kuam News   Many looking for their pitaya or dragonfruit fix, head over to the roadside stand in Barrigada situated in front of the National Guard Readiness Center. There you will find a longtime farmer simply known as, Mr. Liu.     Now for those ofContinue Reading

The northern province of Bac Giang has earned around VND2.7 trillion (about US$123.8 million) from lychees so far this year.   Domestic consumption for the 190,000 tonnes harvested accounted for about 55 per cent, which was the first time local consumption surpassed exports, said vice chairman of the provincial People’sContinue Reading

​Nine women from the ‘Hallisiri’ organisation have been successful in preparing jackfruit noodles. After almost a month’s hard work, these women have created different types of noodles, semia, muru-kku and chakkuli from raw jackfruit-incorporated batter.   Manjamma S Balaya, president of the nine-member organisation, said, “We have been preparing atContinue Reading

As the mango season is coming to an end, mango exports have stopped from Maharashtra and Gujarat, but a few tonnes are being exported from Uttar Pradesh. Government statistics reveals that some 9,000 tonnes of mango have been exported from Maharashtra to Europe this season as against 7,000 tonnes theContinue Reading

by L. Arias, The Tico Times   Chunky-style sauce, rambutan fruit, sugarless candy and even pet snacks are some of the new exports that Costa Rican producers will begin distributing in Chile in coming months.     During recent business trips organized by Costa Rica’s Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER),Continue Reading