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The Australian papaya industry is relatively small, but strong demand in markets such as Melbourne suggest the industry could expand. At a field day in the Northern Territory this week, growers were given the latest information on the tropical fruit and were lectured on the pros and cons of enteringContinue Reading

BEIRUT: October ushers in pomegranate season in Lebanon, bringing this healthy and delicious fruit to carts and shops across the country. Believed to have originated in what is today Iran, the fruit dates back thousands of years and has been mentioned in holy books, including the Old Testament and theContinue Reading

As the saying goes, behind every successful man there is a woman, such is the story of a couple in Tunyi village in Bulambuli District, who switched from growing traditional crops to growing passion fruit. For Steven Magoro, 50, and his wife Beatrice, this was the way to go sinceContinue Reading

A new US$47,631 mango ripening and storage center has been launched in the Dominican Republic to improve the country’s access to European and local gourmet markets, website Lanaciondominicana.com reported. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed US$19,180 towards the centre, which is aimed at reducing poverty and helping economicContinue Reading

FRUIT and veggie prices are set to fall as summer nears and vegetables from Queensland become more available, AusVeg says. Peak industry body AusVeg said the price drop would come from an increase in supply. AusVeg’s public affairs manager William Churchill said consumers would see a markedly reduced price inContinue Reading

by CHUKWUMA MUANYA Can chewing the leaves of guava plant be the novel cure for infertility in men? THERE is hope in the horizon for a local cure for infertility in men. New findings by Nigerian researchers suggest that the extracts of the leaves of Psidium guajava possess beneficial effectsContinue Reading

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), an agency attached to the Agriculture department, will conduct next year commercial testing of a mango drying system that is expected to cut costs for makers of processed mango products.   “Based on research by PhilMech, the local mango industry isContinue Reading

New regulations threaten to entangle U.S. fruit exports to an important Asian market. While the Indonesia government did recently rescind its intention to close the port of Jakarta to imported produce, another regulation set to go into effect Sept. 28 could cause problems for U.S. produce exports, said Mark Powers,Continue Reading

The Tri-State Fruit Fly Committee says the South Australian Riverland’s fruit fly-free areas will be at risk if the Victorian Government scales back its fruit fly program. The Victorian Government says combating fruit fly has become a lost cause and it has declared the pest endemic across the state, exceptContinue Reading

Kate Middleton was “wowed” by a tropical fruit display on day three of her Diamond Jubilee tour. The Duchess and husband William viewed the spectacular fruit selection at the Malaysian Prime Minister’s house. The couple were greeted by Najib Razak and his wife Roshmah Mansor at the entrance to theirContinue Reading