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Semarang, Central Java, will host the Durian Festival, a festival celebrating the infamous durian fruit, on March 6 to 8 at the Jatisari field in the Mijen sub-district, which will be open to the public and will host activities surrounding the durian.   Mijen sub-district head Ali Muhtar said thatContinue Reading

by Carmen Brown, ABC   Researchers trialling hot water treatments for disease control in Fijian papaya crops say the technique could also help Australian growers reduce their post-harvest fruit losses by up to 60 per cent.     About a third of Queensland’s wet season papaya crop is lost toContinue Reading

By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post   The first joint task force between the Commerce and Agriculture ministries will soon be set up in a bold move aimed at tackling the issue of stabilising main crop prices.     Commerce Ministry spokeswoman Duangkamol Jiambutr said the joint task force would include high-rankingContinue Reading

by Alfred Pagepitu, Solomon Star News   The Makira Ulawa Province will be hosting its annual Makira Banana Festival celebration in Kirakira, Makira Province in June.   Preparation for the event has already kicked off according to the organizing chairman of the Banana Festival Noel Mamau on Tuesday. He said,Continue Reading

by Reuel John F. Lumawag, Sun Star   Banana production in Davao Region rose by at least 11.63 percent as of the third quarter last year, the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) regional office reported.   Production increased to 762,040.78 metric tons (MT) in 2014 as compared to 682,633.25 MT inContinue Reading

by K.A. Martin, The Hindu   Owners of small pineapple holdings in the State face the prospect of being priced out of business because of a spell of price-fall that has seen the price of ripe fruit plunging from Rs. 47 (USD 0.75)  a kg in late June to Rs.Continue Reading

Peru’s Agriculture Ministry (Minagri) welcomed South Korea and China delegations of phytosanitary organizations this week to discuss the entry of Peruvian mangoes and asparagus, respectively, into their markets.   A few months ago, in December 2014, the National Service of Agricultural Health-SENASA announced the South Korean market would open upContinue Reading

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Derrick Kellier, says the Government intends to explore financing for new agro-parks in Western Jamaica.   The proposed locations for the agro-parks are located in Shettlewood (Hanover); Sunderland (Trelawny); Enfield (Westmoreland) and Seven Rivers (St James).   To date over $611 million hasContinue Reading

by Melissa Shipman, The Packer   The U.S. pineapple industry is starting to change as various large players are shifting their positions in the market.   Early in 2014, Coral Gables, Fla.-based Banacol Marketing Corp. sold some of its Costa Rican pineapple farms to Dole. In 2015, Banacol isn’t planningContinue Reading

by Vincent Mabatuk, Standard Digital News   Even after losing a lot of money in trial and error ventures, Paul Kendagor would not stop experimenting with farming. His latest passion is grafted mangoes of which he is a pioneer in his Noiwet Village, Mogotio sub-county in Baringo County.    Continue Reading

By Carmen Brown, ABC    Passionfruit prices are skyrocketing, following a poor summer harvest in Australia’s key production regions.   About 4,000 tonnes of the pulpy fruit is grown nationally each year, with Queensland farmers contributing 60 per cent of the $12.3 million crop.     Other major growing areasContinue Reading