INDIA: Bengaluru-based biotech lab develops tabletop papaya variety ‘Dawn Delight’
2022-04-26
SOURCE: Jahnavi R, DHNS, Deccan Herald A city-based biotech lab has developed a desi variety of table-top papaya, which lasts up to two weeks, unlike the regular variety. Developed by Thomas Biotech Lab, the papaya variety, christened ‘Dawn Delight’, grows only up to three or four feet and is bestContinue Reading
FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March
2022-04-22
SOURCE: FAO Markets and Trade War drives large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetableContinue Reading
VIETNAM: Tien Giang expands fruit production area
2022-04-20
SOURCE: Vietnam Plus The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is seeking to expand the areas under various fruits to help increase farmers’ incomes and exports. The country’s largest fruit-growing province has 14,000ha under durian in Cai Lay and Cai Be districts and Cai Lay town, 9,000ha under dragon fruitContinue Reading
THAILAND: China’s Covid restrictions a bitter experience for durian exporters
2022-04-20
SOURCE: The Nation Thailand The Nation Thailand spoke to Sanchai Puranachaikere, president of the Thai Fresh Fruit Traders and Exporters Association, on the problems arising from China’s zero-Covid policy. “We still have no clue in which direction we should go because China has a zero-Covid policy. Which means, there canContinue Reading
GHANA: Sugarloaf pineapple to feature at Fruitlogistica 2022
2022-04-20
SOURCE: Graphic Online The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in collaboration with the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) are supporting the promotion of Ghanaian exotic fruits under the theme “Discover the superior taste of Ghana’s green gold”. The WACOMP is funded by the European Union (EU) and aims to strengthenContinue Reading
US: Avocado waste could provide fiber source for dogs
2022-04-19
SOURCE: Technology Networks When avocados were first recognized as a nutrient-dense superfood for humans, consumption skyrocketed. Today, consumers buy and eat the fresh fruit (hello, avocado toast), purchase pre-packaged guacamole, cook with avocado oil, and more. The trend means there are now more avocado-derived products in the supply chain thanContinue Reading
COSTA RICA: Three new varieties of papaya developed
2022-04-19
SOURCE: The Costa Rica News Costa Rican scientists announced this past Wednesday, the launch of three varieties of papaya. These will be delivered to the country’s producers so they can start planting. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) pointed out that, thanks to the genetic modifications that the TicosContinue Reading
MALAYSIA: Government allocates USD235,000 for Sabah pineapple industry
2022-04-18
SOURCE: Olivia Miwil, New Strait Times The government has allocated RM1 million to improve Sabah’s pineapple industry this year. Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI), Datuk Sei Dr Ronald Kiandee, said the allocation through the Sabah Pineapple Industry Development Pilot Project would provide great benefits to its cultivation inContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Mango harvester that locates ripe fruit could ease labor shortage woes
2022-04-18
SOURCE: Pat Heagney, ABC Rural The world’s first automatic mango harvester is promising to revolutionize the industry, as it approaches commercialization in Central Queensland. After several years of trials and the installation of new mechanics, camera systems and grippers, lead researcher Professor Kerry Walsh says the harvester’s development is onContinue Reading
SOUTH AFRICA: The game-changing passion fruit cultivar developed
2022-04-18
SOURCE: Lindi Botha, Farmer’s Weekly There can be few fruit cultivars whose origins are as unusual as that of the new passion fruit variety, Silesia. When drought struck North West in the mid-2010s, game breeder Darryn Stoltz, who farmed in the province, began to look for a nutritious source ofContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Lychee harvest season ended just before the nasty East Coast weather events
2022-04-18
SOURCE: Jill Houser, Freshplaza Australian lychee growers were fortunate the season had just finished before the widespread rain and flooding that impacted Queensland and New South Wales, meaning that while properties were affected, all the fruit had been picked for the year. In late February and early March, heavy rainContinue Reading