SOURCE: Gro-Intelligence California’s avocado harvest is drawing to a close, and prices for Mexican avocado imports, which represent the bulk of supply in the US, are skyrocketing. Just since July 1, prices have doubled for the larger, 48-count Mexican avocados to $62.25 per case, which is 10% above the five-yearContinue Reading
SOURCE: Charissa Luci-Atienza, Manila Bulletin The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) officially kicked off the implementation of the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) for Queen Pineapple through the Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of ResearchContinue Reading
SOURCE: Surekha Kadapa-Bose, The Better India “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet!” Thus wrote William Shakespeare in his immortal play Romeo and Juliet. What the bard didn’t know is that the farmers of Konkan belt — Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg,Continue Reading
SOURCE: John Elicott, Mandurah Mail It seems Kiwi shoppers are a lot more food smart going into a lockdown than their Tasman Sea cousins. As New Zealand went into lockdown on Tuesday after a COVID positive case was detected, it wasn’t toilet paper that shoppers were rushing for in theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Daily Times For the first time, Pakistan Customs has processed a consignment of export of fresh mangoes (White Chaunsa) from Pakistan to Russia under the Convention on Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR), or International Road Transports. According to a press statement issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) onContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jay Pachchigar, Times of India Story books for school children in Chhota Udepur will soon be published on eco-friendly hand-made paper made from banana stems grown in this tribal area. The initiative will pave a new path of sustainability in publishing after a successful pilot project of making hand-madeContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza In 2019 Ghana exported $10 million of pineapples to the worldwide market as global demand for the fruit was increasing. “We received a number of requests for fresh pineapples,” said Stephen Mintah General Manager of Sea Freight Pineapple exporters of Ghana. “Because of our climatic conditions we canContinue Reading
SOURCE: India Science Wire, Down to earth Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic Hmar tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation in northeast India. This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study. The study wasContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hortidaily TRANSLATION: Groentennieuws The Neder Banaan greenhouse in the Netherlands now boasts fully-fledged banana bunches. In June, the first flower appeared and the first Neder Banaan was ‘born’. Roughly 100 banana trees grow in the greenhouse. Some are for research purposes, but some bananas will be marketed. And they’llContinue Reading
SOURCE: Nation Thailand A market in China’s Ganzhou city has reportedly found Covid-19 on the surface of durian packages imported from Thailand, the Office of Agricultural Affairs under the Thai Embassy in Beijing reported. The office explained that the checking and discovery of the virus happened at the Haudongcheng marketContinue Reading
SOURCE: Niha Dagia, The Diplomat Amid the sweltering summer and damp monsoon in South Asia is a silver lining: the arrival of the king of fruits, mangoes. Traditionally, an “aam ki paitti” (basket of mangoes) has always been a valued gift among family and friends as well as social andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vasudevan Sridharan, South China Morning Post India is on the hunt for mango buyers across East Asia and the Middle East, with fruit-themed festivals and in-embassy tasting events being rolled out by the government in recent weeks in a bid to boost flagging exports of the country’s national fruit.Continue Reading