SOURCE: Xinhua With the residents’ growing demand for a healthy lifestyle, avocados, also a new celebrity fruit in China, have become a beloved indulgence among the urbanites, especially those dedicated to fitness. Avocados thrive in full sunlight and moderate temperatures, and are rich in protein and unsaturated fats, earning themContinue Reading
SOURCE: Remar Nordin, The Star The ongoing rainy weather has caused a pineapple farmer in Kampung Parit Abas, Benut, Pontian, to suffer losses of more than RM60,000. Mohd Firdaus Satari said his plantation was inundated with water, the second time since the big flood that struck Pontian in 2020. “AfterContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hindustan Times Lucknow’s ICAR- Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) has developed a technology which can extend the shelf life of the fruit, helping it reach European and Russian shores. The king of fruit is highly perishable and is usually exported to these places via the sea route, leadingContinue Reading
SOURCE: Van Socheata, Phnom Penh Post Cambodia exported approximately 290,000 tonnes of fresh bananas in 2023, marking a decline of over 21% year-on-year, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Hun Lak, CEO of Longmate Agriculture Co Ltd, explained on January 8 that the drop in exportsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal The high temperatures faced by Peru due to the El Niño phenomenon, especially in the second half of 2023, have had an impact on the country’s mango crop, with production volumes below normal, according to Gestion Peru. Greg Golden of Amazon Produce Network, importer and distributorContinue Reading
SOURCE: Bree Caggiati, Fruitnet India approved market access for Australian Hass avocados in November 2023, subject to Australia completing ten successful trial shipments. Following the success of these trials, multinational avocado grower-supplier Westfalia Fruit has confirmed its first commercial shipment of Australian avocados into India. Westfalia Fruit is working withContinue Reading
SOURCE: Shamsujjoha Polash, Daily Bangladesh TRANSLATION: Freshplaza There are mango orchards on 2,304 hectares in Chuadanga district, in Bangladesh’ western Khulna Division. Among these, there are mango orchards on 720 hectares in Sadar subdistrict, 220 hectares in Alamdanga, 739 hectares in Damurhuda, and 625 hectares in Jibannagar subdistrict. There areContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fatimah Zainal, The Star A new high-quality hybrid pineapple, known as the MS16, has been introduced by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi). Mardi director-general Datuk Dr Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani said the initiative to develop this new variety of pineapple follows the high per capita consumptionContinue Reading
MPIB and TFNet organized a seminar on pineapple in Kuching, Sarawak on 13 December 2023.Continue Reading
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A new hybrid pineapple, named MS16, is expected to enter the market in 2025. Johor Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, and Rural Development Committee chairman, Datuk Zahari Sarip stated that cultivation of the MS16 pineapple would begin next year through selected growers after a decade of research on the pineapple. He saidContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Voices Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere has reported a favourable increase in production within the banana industry – despite concerns over the adverse effects of the Black Sigatoka disease. The minister recalled that in June, 75% of the banana industry was destroyed following the passage of Tropical Storm Bret.Continue Reading