HONDURAS: Rambutan producers get ready to implement new strategies
2020-09-10
A forum on “Rambutan marketing trends in times of COVID-19 for Mexico and Central America” was conducted in Hoduras.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: NUS researchers use pineapple leaves in eco-friendly way to preserve fruits and treat waste water
2020-09-09
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered an environmentally friendlier way to treat waste water and preserve food by turning pineapple leaves into biodegradable aerogels.Continue Reading
INDIA: Expert stresses need for value addition to jackfruit
2020-09-08
Shree Padre, an expert on jackfruit, has stressed the need to give thrust to value addition to the fruit as it could help improve earnings of the stakeholders in the sector to a great extent.Continue Reading
MALAYSIA: Durian farmers vs the state, a spiky showdown over land
2020-09-07
The global supply of maoshanwang, a durian cultivar prized by fans for its flavor and texture, may be at risk as a land battle brews in Malaysia between a group of farmers and a government-backed conglomerate, amid sky-high demand for the fruit.Continue Reading
INDIA: Banana exports from AP record over 143% growth
2020-08-31
Banana export from Andhra Pradesh has seen a rapid growth over the last year. The state has registered growth of over 143% in 2019-2020 compared to the previous year (2018-2019).Continue Reading
ECUADOR: Mixed fortunes for bananas
2020-08-31
Ecuador exported 230.32m boxes of bananas to July, an increase of 8.09 per cent than the same period of 2019. But the higher volume failed to compensate for the fall in global prices, according to exporter association Acorbanec.Continue Reading
JAPAN: Taiwan resumes pomelo exports after 2 decades
2020-08-30
A ceremony was held in Tainan on August 28 for the resumption of Taiwan-cultivated pomelo exports to Japan, after a 20-year hiatus.Continue Reading
STUDY: Orange peels used to extract valuable metals from spent batteries
2020-08-29
Just because a lithium-ion battery no longer holds a charge doesn’t mean it no longer holds any value. It still contains useful metals, which can now be reclaimed via a more eco-friendly technique – the key ingredient is orange peel waste.Continue Reading
PANAMA: Air shipping ensures sweeter exported pineapples
2020-08-28
Shipping pineapples by air has allowed the Panamanian company Verba Odrec, which has more than 70 years of experience in agricultural production, to diversify its export markets and better position itself in them, achieving good results even in the context of the pandemic.Continue Reading
VIETNAM: Fruit exports to the US set to resume
2020-08-27
The export of Vietnamese fresh fruit to the US will resume this week following the interruption since early August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
PAKISTAN: Mango export target surpassed by 45,000 tonnes despite Covid-19
2020-08-27
SOURCE: Pakistan Today Pakistan has surpassed its mango export target by 45,000 tonnes despite grave challenges arising from the global outbreak of coronavirus. According to the All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA), Pakistan has so far exported 125,000 tonnes of mangoes, fetching valuable and muchContinue Reading
INDIA: Mounting losses add to Kerala pineapple growers’ stress
2020-08-26
Pineapple growers in Kerala have been hit hard as fruit prices continue to nosedive amid the coronavirus pandemic, and have appealed from help from the Centre and the state.Continue Reading