SOUTH AFRICA: Pineapple export troubles eased by demand from home-brewers
2020-08-10
Pineapple producers in the northern KwaZulu-Natal region have expressed the hope that as the economies in overseas countries start to “open up” after the COVID-19 pandemic, exports will re-commence and even increase.Continue Reading
NORTH KOREA: Bananas: A future crop?
2020-08-06
There are signs that an increasing number of North Koreans are interested in the cultivation of bananas and other fruits and vegetables typically grown in tropical or subtropical climates.Continue Reading
UGANDA: Hass avocado changes fortune of Mayuge farmers
2020-08-06
Mustafa has been growing avocados since 2017 after switching from sugarcane because avocado farming is profitable yet it requires minimal maintenance.Continue Reading
INDIA: Moira bananas, Harmal chillies get GI tag
2020-08-04
The state’s popular Moira banana and Harmal chilli were recently accorded the geographical indication (GI) tag. The two agricultural products are the fourth and fifth items from Goa to get the GI tag after feni, the Khola chilli, and khajem (kaddio boddio).Continue Reading
MALAYSIA: Felda Global Ventures targets one million banana clones in 2021
2020-08-04
SOURCE: New Strait Times What began as a banana clonal research has led to an opportunity for FGV Holdings Bhd to mass produce high-quality banana clone varieties. FGV is targeting to produce one million banana clones in 2021, a 100 per cent surge from the current production to cater toContinue Reading
INDIA: Dragon fruit, purple mangoes, apples – experiments bear fruit in arid Gujarat
2020-08-04
SOURCE: Nimesh Khakhariya, Times of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of Kutch farmers tasting success with dragon fruit cultivation in his July 26 ‘Mann Ki Baat’ put the spotlight on how this exotic fruit has become a money spinner for many in Gujarat. In fact, people have quit theirContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: NT mango producers reconsider viability of early green mangoes as Vietnamese imports double
2020-07-30
Top End mango growers are considering whether it’s worthwhile to send their early-season green mangoes to southern markets, with Vietnamese imports more than doubling this year.Continue Reading
VIETNAM: Son La exports 10 tonnes of red dragon fruit to Russia
2020-07-27
Thuan Chau district in the northern province of Son La held a ceremony on July 23 to export 10 tonnes of red dragon fruit to the Russian market.Continue Reading
INFO: Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
2020-07-27
Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all.Continue Reading
KENYA: Building of Sh117m (USD 203,000) banana market starts in Kisii
2020-07-26
The construction of a Sh117 million (USD 203k) modern banana market in Nyamache, Kisii county, has started.Continue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Feral pigs threatening banana and pork industries
2020-07-26
Australian Banana Growers’ Council deputy chair Leon Collins told a Senate inquiry feral pigs were spreading Panama TR4, a devastating fungal disease with no treatment.Continue Reading