The new Sarawak Gold-1 pineapple variety is being introduced for cultivation across Peninsular Malaysia to boost productivity and strengthen supplies for the processing sector, says the pineapple board. About 500 hectares of SG-1 crops have been cultivated so far in Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, and Pahang, with plans to introduce theContinue Reading
SOURCE: S Dilip Roy, The Daily Star Despite being one of the largest mango producers in the world, with an annual surplus of 5 to 7 lakh tonnes, Bangladesh is failing to turn it into an export strength. The country produces 24-25 lakh tonnes of mangoes annually for a domesticContinue Reading
SOURCE: Times of Oman Pakistani mangoes are selling at higher prices in Oman this summer as soaring shipping costs and changes in cargo routes have significantly increased import expenses, distributors told Times of Oman on Tuesday. While consumers have seen only a modest increase in retail prices, importers and wholesalersContinue Reading
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SOURCE: Eastern Daily Press A Norwich-based company developing gene-edited bananas has acquired a banana plant propagation business which operates across Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Tropic, headquartered at Norwich Research Park, is using gene-editing and breeding technologies to develop Cavendish bananas with improved traits, such as disease resistance,Continue Reading
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
