News (Page 264)

A Vietnamese company has revealed plans to grow up to 10,000 hectares of dragon fruit in the Northern Territory. If it goes ahead, it will be the biggest dragon fruit farm in Australia.   The CT Group, which has a diverse portfolio that includes retail and education, has met withContinue Reading

Nyoman Sepel Diantara, a prominent figure among salak (snake fruit) farmers in Sibetan village, Karangasem, was selecting the seeds of the sweet gula pasir variety on Sunday. Sepel and all the other farmers in Sibetan produce their own seeds to conserve the germplasm, the genetic makeup of the fruit andContinue Reading

Fruit growers in the deep south province of Yala have been hit hard by severe drought.   Yala has been known for its quality fruit such as durian, mangosteen and longong; however, fruit orchards in Bannangstar district have lately been hit by severe drought given it has not rained atContinue Reading

The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry is developing a traceability system called ‘Mi-Trace’ for the export of frozen durian to China.   Its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the system which would be fully implemented in June this year would put an end to the problem of frozen duriansContinue Reading

Passion fruit production in Kwale County is expected to shoot up threefold this harvest season after the successful introduction of high-yielding and drought resistant varieties. Stakeholders said the yields would increase from 500 metric tonnes, realised in the last harvest season, to 1,500 metric tonnes in the one coming up.Continue Reading

Tran Huu Hiep, head of the committee’s Economic Division, said the fruit areas would be located in the provinces of Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh and Hau Giang, and Can Tho City.   The areas will grow the delta’s specialty fruits such asContinue Reading

The 3-kilometre detour off the Barmer-Munabao Road is typical desert. The driver of the SUV that we have hired to reach a farmland in the middle of Rajasthan’s scorching Thar desert struggles to keep the tyres from veering off into the sand. “When I ride my motorcycle, it gets stalledContinue Reading

Western Australia’s southern mango growers have lost nearly a quarter of their crop due to sunburn. The mango plantations just north of Perth were experiencing good growing conditions until a period of 42-degree days damaged the fruit.   Southern Mango Growers Association president Tony Maddern says he has just startedContinue Reading

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 26 (BSS): Mango traders expect a good business of mangoes this year as it is the ‘on year’ for the fruit according to its alternate bearing nature.   Meanwhile, a good number of trees have borne flowers and the blooming trees show a good prospect of mangoes thisContinue Reading

For the true connoisseur of the fruit and nut, the sky is the limit. Treats are available to them from the most unlikely of quarters in the city. Star Fruit is the common English name. Carambola and the Chinese gooseberry are the most exotic names. The fruit is called byContinue Reading

When a banana flown half-way round the world costs half the price of a locally-grown apple, many in Britain wonder whether Latin American banana producers are getting a fair deal.   The British love eating bananas. Like milk or bread, it is considered a shopping essential, a reason why consumersContinue Reading