With the comprehensive strategic partnership and large purchasing power, Vietnam and India have large potential to increase two-way trade via boosting the export of their strong commodities to each other’s markets, trade officials of the two countries said.Continue Reading
Source: URN, The Independent Pineapple farmers in Masaka district are stuck with their farm produces as their export market shrinks. The most affected are farmers in the sub-counties of Kyannamukaaka, Kyesiiga and Buwunga who are struggling to find market for their ripe pineapples with some already rotting in the plantations.Continue Reading
Original Source: Pius Maundu, Daily Nation A drive on the Machakos-Wote Road at this particular time of the year leaves many in awe, especially the first-time visitors. The area is dotted with thousands of mango trees that can be spotted from afar, with their branches sagging under the weight ofContinue Reading
Original Source: Checkout Irish fruit grower, importer and distributor Keelings has acquired a pineapple farm in Costa Rica. The farm boasts 900 hectares of land, 460 employees and a modern pack-house which produces over 24 million pineapples each year. In a statement Keelings said that Las Brisas is the onlyContinue Reading
A delegation of Taiwanese experts in the cultivation of bananas has traveled to Honduras in a Technical Cooperation Mission with the objective of evaluating and improving the conditions of banana.Continue Reading
Tim Gottwald will never forget the sight: the mottled yellow leaves, the withered branches, the small, misshapen fruits, tinged with sickly green.Continue Reading
The prices of durians in Malaysia have dipped as demand from China fell following the novel coronavirus outbreak.Continue Reading
A devastating fungal disease with the potential to wipe out banana crops has been detected on a farm in Far North Queensland — the heart of Australia’s growing district.Continue Reading
We would like to wish our members, partners, stakeholders and supporters a happy new year! A new decade and year have dawned. A wealth of abundant opportunities awaits to be tapped. This year, the International Tropical Fruits Network turns 20! Continue Reading
[pullquote]Source: Owain Johnston-Barnes, Royal Gazette[/pullquote] Pest problems could lead to a shortage of bananas in the next few weeks. A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday that officials had worked with importers to tackle pest contaminations — and the expensive inspection process needed to block theContinue Reading
An avocado orchard in the Far North has been vandalized – alongside the words “water thieves” – in an apparent protest against water usage in the parched region. Windbreaks have been slashed and graffitied, water pipes have been cut and about 20 trees have been killed over the ChristmasContinue Reading
China approved two new genetically modified (GM) crops for import earlier this week that could boost agricultural purchases from the United States, while renewing permits for 10 others, the Chinese agriculture ministry said. Earlier this month, Beijing and Washington announced a Phase 1 trade deal, under which China hasContinue Reading