The sweet yellow passion fruit could soon overtake the once vibrant coffee sector if more farmers embrace its production in the country. Its farm gate price stands at Sh70 per kilogramme during the peak seasons while those lucky farmers who produce the fruit at off peak seasons can comfortablyContinue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC Rural Harvest has started for dragon fruit growers in the Northern Territory, in what is shaping up to be a strong season. Marcus Karlsson grows the colourful fruit in Darwin’s rural area and has already sent around 4,000 trays to markets around Australia.Continue Reading
by Henry Empeño, Business Mirror The Zambales provincial government is seeking a P200-million grant from the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the development of the local mango industry and the promotion of the popular Zambales sweet mango as a world-class product. Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said inContinue Reading
by Yurien Portelles, Andes The chairman of the Association of Banana Exports of Ecuador, Jorge Alex Serrano, stated that Ecuadorian companies are seeking to establish themselves as the leading suppliers of the “star fruit” in the Chinese market, ahead of the Philippines, their traditional seller. “We areContinue Reading
The Honduran company Frutas Exóticas is devoted to the export of rambutan. It has two packing plants, one in the Atlantic coast and another in the country’s central area, and three plantations currently certified by GlobalGAP. The company ships 90% of its production to the U.S. market, 8%Continue Reading
by Bilham Kimati, Daily News Good news, the avocado, that has for many years been considered worthless with some communities throwing the fruit to animals has become a ‘green gold’ bringing wealth to farmers. Research findings have identified and improved a high yield variety of avocado, which maturesContinue Reading
A knowledge sharing workshop on ‘Supply Chain and Marketing of Agricultural Crops’ was conducted at the Yezin Agricultural University, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 18 to 19 December 2014. The workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Myanmar, Yezin Agricultural University and the Center on IntegratedContinue Reading
The global banana industry, is currently under threat from a wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporium cubense Tropical Race 4. The fungus, which affects the Cavendish and other banana varieties bananas is already present in some Asian and African countries including China, Malaysia, Indonesia,Philippines and Mozambique. Due to the devastatingContinue Reading
By Roshni Mahesh, International Business Times Fruit consumption has a direct impact on depression levels in human beings, according to a new Australian study. The University of Queensland study found that eating less than the recommend two servings of fruits a day increased the risk of depression in participants, mainly inContinue Reading
Vietnam has decided to suspend imports of fruits from Australia for concerns over fruit fly, according to the Department of Plant Protection under Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday. Nguyen Xuan Hong, director of the department, said imports of all 38 kinds of Australian fruits willContinue Reading
The European Union has removed tariffs on strategic Philippines exports. In its plenary meeting Thursday, December 18, the European Parliament completed the process to grant the country’s request for inclusion in the European Union’s (EU) General System of Preferences Plus (GSP+). It was reported on December 12 that theContinue Reading
By Zara Margolis, ABC Rural It’s harvest time for lychees on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast. Ian Groves and his family have been growing tropical fruit on their Bungundarra property since the early 1980s, including lychees, mangoes, and avocadoes. For the next eight or nine weeks, the GrovesContinue Reading
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