SOURCE: Fruit Today The National Banana Corporation of Costa Rica (CORBANA) has presented the second edition of its Good Agricultural Practices Manual for Banana Cultivation, an updated technical guide designed to optimise crop management on farms and strengthen the competitiveness of the Costa Rican banana industry. The new publication formsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Adrian Kenneth Halili, PhilStar The Department of Agriculture is looking to strengthen its efforts to curb diseases facing the local banana industry, as the agency seeks to plug the country’s P10-billion farm trade deficit. Agriculture Undersecretary Philip Young said the agency is looking at solutions to mitigate the impactContinue Reading
SOURCE: Koh Ewe & Kelly Ng, BBC For days now, a long line has been snaking around the two blocks leading up to the Durian Ninja fruit stall in Tampines, a busy township in the east of Singapore. They are waiting patiently for the free fruit the seller has beenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza Diseases that could devastate the $1.3 billion Australian banana industry were present on every farm visited in the Philippines as part of an imports-related technical trip earlier this year. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has today released a report on its recent visit to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: eComercio Agrario The initiative is part of the international ‘Producers of Well‑Being’ campaign, a large‑scale project that began in 2025 with promotions in Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany, and which now expands strongly into France. As part of its expansion into European markets, the Costa Rican Foreign TradeContinue Reading
SOURCE: ChiniMandi India’s mango exports have expanded to more than 45 countries this season, with shipments to the United States already surpassing last year’s full-season volumes nearly a month before the season concludes, APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev said. In an interview with ANI, Dev said exports to the US, theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Daily Express The Sabah Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry aims to expand avocado cultivation in the State to 600 hectares by 2035, as part of efforts to strengthen the development of this high-value crop industry. Its Minister Jamawi Jaafar said Sabah currently has 318 hectares of avocadoContinue Reading
