SOURCE: Edelmiro Franco V, Birmingham Times Banana producers and exporters in Latin America warn the high costs of supplies and the low international price for the fruit are negatively impacting sustainability and competitiveness in the industry. That has serious consequences, on various levels, for more than 800,000 families in theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sylvain Andzongo, Business in Cameroon Cameroon exported 17,842 tons of banana in October 2021, up by 7.3% year on year, according to figures compiled by the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam). This performance was facilitated by two of the three operators: société des Plantations du Haut Penja (PHP) andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Weixin TRANSLATION: Freshplaza In the tropical fruit greenhouse of Kaitaiyu Base in Jinshan District, Shanghai, the farm has built a special greenhouse, which adopts the new breeding mode of “double greenhouses plus double films + a combination of planting and breeding”. In this way, although it’s cold in theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Zoe Wood, The Guardian The huge popularity of bananas makes them a weapon in UK supermarket price wars, but the tactic is hurting farmers amid soaring production costs, growers have said. The major supermarket chains are ignoring the impact of higher raw material and freight costs because they wantContinue Reading
SOURCE: Khabarhub Baglung has witnessed increasing commercial farming of dragon fruit that has drawn a huge demand in the market, of late. Pratiman Thapa, a local of Kathekhola rural municipality-1, Pala Karina of Baglung, has initiated cultivating dragon fruit in the barren land after he returned home from overseas employment.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Produce Report Peak pomelo season has arrived in China, with pomelo crops currently ripening and hitting the market. In recent years, China has seen a high turnover in pomelo varieties, with some quality varieties that previously enjoyed great popularity now falling from favor. This year, prices remain low, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: United Nations Bogale Borena set up an avocado nursery in Yirgalem in the south of Ethiopia, and has been so successful with the venture that he was named as one of 17 Food Heroes by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Agency. Food Heroes are recognized for their commitment toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Chris Komorek, Fruitnet Mango shoot looper, the invasive pest from Asia, has been found in Mareeba, Mutchilba and Biboohra in North Queensland according to Biosecurity Queensland at Department of Agriculture and Fishing. It’s the first time the exotic moth has been detected in the country. DAF announced it wasContinue Reading
.The 2021 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2021) was held on 28-30 September, organized by TFNet and co-organized with AARDO, CABI, ITFRI, GDAAS, and ICAR- IIHR.Continue Reading
The Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Western Australia is offering a PhD horticulture scholarship through a project on jackfruit. Specifically, the project will investigate the comparison of pre-harvest and post-harvest fruit characteristics, post-harvest physiology, consumer attributes and economic evaluation of the supply chain of Jackfruit produced in different preharvest settings.Continue Reading
