In Pakistan, mangoes are a prized household staple, with over two dozen varieties grown and exported all over the world.Continue Reading
Despite Australia’s borders being shut to overseas arrivals, up to 170 workers from Vanuatu will be brought to the Northern Territory under a pilot program aimed at filling labour shortages in the mango growing industry.Continue Reading
Proceedings and full papers are now available.Continue Reading
Dole Food Company shared the company’s most recent update on its efforts to combat Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a plant disease that poses an existential threat to bananas, a major staple crop for much of the world.Continue Reading
The ISTF2019 Proceedings is now available. It includes 17 full papers, 3 extended abstracts, and 11 abstracts. A summary of the symposium and the panel discussion are also included. If you wish to obtain the proceedings or individual papers, kindly contact info@itfnet.org. Price: USD 12 for TFNet members and USDContinue Reading
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
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
Mustafa has been growing avocados since 2017 after switching from sugarcane because avocado farming is profitable yet it requires minimal maintenance.Continue Reading
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
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
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