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by Christopher Serju, Jamaica Gleaner   The Banana Board, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, has started a sensitisation programme about Panama Tropical Race 4 (PD TR4), a disease which is posing a global threat to bananas and plantains. The programme, which began in St James targetingContinue Reading

The star fruit might be the saving grace for some cyclone-affected farmers in central Queensland.   While many fruit crops were decimated by Tropical Cyclone Marcia in February the unusual fruit, also known as the carambola, seems to be thriving.   Fruit grower Ian Groves’ mango and avocado trees experiencedContinue Reading

by Carmelito Q. Francisco, Business World   Banana growers have appealed to the government to give them a seat in ongoing trade talks between the Philippines and China as well as with other countries where the fruit is exported.   Industry representatives, in a recent dialogue with government officials, sought theContinue Reading

The Banana Freckle Eradication Program has officially moved into Phase Two, with the focus now on replanting in 2016.     Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Willem Westra van Holthe said the community can play an active role by signing up for the free Sentinel Replanting Program.   “We’reContinue Reading

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Horticulture and Agriculture Production Chairman Ahmad Jawad said that value addition helps to widen market scope and reduce post harvest loses which gives the product a higher value.   He said that the processing and value addition isContinue Reading

A buyer has paid more than $2,800 for a premium watermelon from northern Japan.   The broker was one of several people bidding at the wholesale market in Asahikawa City. At the year’s first auction, 84 Densuke watermelon were for sale.   Consumers prize the variety, from the town ofContinue Reading

by Mohamed Al-Amin, Sudan Vision Daily   The Gardening Society organized the 20th Mango Festival at Coral Hotel in Khartoum on the 2nd week of June, under the comprehensive auspices of the Khartoum legislative council. The festival provided a forum for mango stakeholders such as farmers, producers, exporters, manufacturers, the experienced,Continue Reading

Low-altitude aerial images can detect laurel wilt, a devastating avocado disease, giving growers an early way to identify diseased trees and perhaps help reduce losses to the $100 million-a-year economic impact avocados provide Florida.   Reza Ehsani, an associate professor in agricultural and biological engineering at the UF/IFAS Citrus ResearchContinue Reading

by Anitha Pailoor, Decan Herald   The demand for jackfruit is on the rise. Traders from Hyderabad buy raw jackfruit straight from the farm, while there is a good market for fruits in Bengaluru.” Krishnamurthy, a farmer from Venkatagiri Kote situated near the Bengaluru-Hyderabad highway, is confident about the futureContinue Reading

Local farmers of villages in Kabirdham district are opting for the soil test before cultivation of suitable vegetable and fruit-bearing plants. A local farmer doubled his income by growing papaya after testing soil on his land.   Parasram of village Bundeli in Sahaspur Lohara Development Block has grown papayas onContinue Reading