by Parthasarathi Biswas, Indian Express Ahead of another mango season, the Pune fruit market is staring at a likely loss. Traders and farmers have not forgotten last year’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raids that destroyed lakhs of mangoes for using calcium carbide to hasten the ripening process. They saidContinue Reading
by Laiqh A. Kahn, The Hindu Until a few years ago, the harvest of mangoes used to alternate between ‘on year’ – when yield is bountiful – and ‘off year’, when the yield is scarce. This is no longer the case in Mysuru, say Horticulture Department officials in Mysuru.Continue Reading
by Marc Nkwame, Daily News A programme aiming to assist banana and sweet potato growers in Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia in securing reliable markets was launched here, targeting to benefit nearly 100,000 families in Tanzania alone. The four-year initiative dubbed ‘SeFaMaCo,’ short for ‘Seed-Farmer-Markets Consumer,’ funded by BillContinue Reading
Minimal processing of fruits is becoming popular due to the increasing consumer preference for ready-to-eat convenient foods, the proliferation of supermarkets and expanding middle class. The process involves peeling or dehusking, cutting and packaging the fruit in a hygienic setting before it is stored or distributed in aContinue Reading
In 2012, the estimated world banana and other tropical fruit production were 101 million tonnes and 20 million tonnes respectively. Besides banana, mango was the main fruit produced accounting for almost 40 percent of total production followed by pineapple 25 percent, papaya 10 percent and avocado at 4 percent.Continue Reading
Pomelo farming in Nakhon Si Thammarat is facing a bleak future as heavy rains and inundation intensifies. Local media reported that continuous rainfalls in the province have led to persistent inundation, causing damage to a large area of farmland and diminishing agricultural produce, particularly that of the famous TubtimContinue Reading
by Carl Collen, Fruitnet Dominica’s agriculture minister Johnson Drigo has revealed that the country is looking overseas for help in its battle against the deadly Black Sigatoka banana disease. The country is set to import Black Sigatoka-resistant plants from the French Caribbean to aid farmers, the Caribbean JournalContinue Reading
by Gillian Ferguson, Los Angeles Magazine If there were a contest for the weirdest fruit at the farmers’ market, cherimoyas would take home the gold. The name alone is a hurdle, and then there’s the fruit itself. The skin is at once bright and murky, like an old lime-green SeahawksContinue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC.net Rural It’s been a long wait for rambutan fans, but the harvest has finally started in the Northern Territory. Kerry Eupene grows the tropical fruit in Darwin’s rural area and said it was great to finally be in the orchards picking. “It’s theContinue Reading
India’s mango exports are expected to rise by 40-50 per cent next fiscal following lifting of ban on import by the European Union, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said. “The lifting of ban by the European Union will boost mango exports. The country’s overall exports are expected to increase by 40-50 per cent next fiscal,” SinghContinue Reading
From Asia, the red ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) has proved its damaging potential in Florida, where it attacked different varieties of trees of the laurel family, including avocado, resulting in death. Because of the territorial proximity, Mexico has taken actions for the detection and subsequent biological control of theContinue Reading
by Josaia Ralago, Fiji Times Pineapple farming has proven to be a viable venture for Macuata farmer Mohammed Janif. Mr Janif shared his thoughts on the matter just before a prayer session at the nearby mosque in Qelewaqa, Labasa. Mr Janif, who has his farm in Tadravula, Seaqaqa, saidContinue Reading
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