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Jackfruits are rich in nutrients and can be used to make a variety of delicacies, say experts.   In spite of its huge production, its utilisation as food is less than 40 per cent and the rest goes waste, which amounts to approximately `2,000 crore per annum. Jackfruit must beContinue Reading

Taiwan has unveiled a newly developed guava strain that has better quality during summer time, a local breeder said Monday.   The Kaohsiung 2, nicknamed Crispy Pearl, has a stable edible part of 45% all year round, higher than the common Pearl guava at an average 43%, said Chu Yu-chun,Continue Reading

Increasing demand, following reports of health benefits and good prices they fetch, has encouraged several farmers in Kerala to take up mangosteen cultivation.   A number of growers in Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Kottayam districts, have planted the saplings of the ‘Queen of the fruit.’   Gestation period   JoshuaContinue Reading

Durian lovers in China can order the King of Fruits via Taobao, the Chinese version of eBay, Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported.   However, it will be an expensive affair if they wish to shop for the fruit online, as the sellers are charging between 160 yuan (about USD 26) and 272Continue Reading

What if a single taste of one fruit — in this case, the durian — changed the course of your entire life?   That’s what happened to Lindsay Gasik and Rob Culclasure, a young couple who visited an Asian grocery store in Eugene, Ore., in 2009 in search of theContinue Reading

Leading the way toward the establishment of more dragon fruit plantations and processing centers in the country, the Philippine Dragon Fruit Growers and Processors National Council was organized recently to make its presence felt in the export market.   Led by its president, multi-awarded farmer scientist and woman entrepreneur EditaContinue Reading

Researchers from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UN) in Palmira have discovered a quick and easy method to enhance yellow dragonfruit crops, with regeneration through organogenesis.   A UN release highlighted that out of around 1,600 species of cactuses, some 35 of them – including dragonfruit – had strong potentialContinue Reading

Orchard farmers in Chanthaburi have been speeding up the harvest to sell their fruit during this time of higher prices.   Fruit growers in the Chanthaburi Klong Narai Subdistrict are harvesting their high quality fruits namely mangosteen, rambutan, durian and longgong, and selling it mostly to wholesalers. The prices forContinue Reading

Vietnam became the first country to export dragon fruits to New Zealand after the two countries signed a program on May 28 to set out procedures to ensure biosecurity and health requirements of the fruit.   The Official Assurance Program was signed in Hanoi between New Zealand Ambassador to VietnamContinue Reading

New Zealand’s avocado industry today announced it has more than doubled its sales from last season to $136m, setting new records in both export and New Zealand markets.   This stunning return eclipses the previous sales record of $84.1m set in 2009-10 and is far in excess of the $60.4mContinue Reading

Think twice before savouring the mangoes currently being sold in markets across New Delhi.   If consumed, these mangoes, many of which are ripened artificially with harmful chemicals, can affect the neurological system and result in headache, dizziness, sleep disorder and other mental problems.   For the past few weeks,Continue Reading