Municipal leaders of Santo Tomás and Palmar de Varela, Colombia, have urged for an agricultural calamity be declared in the Atlantic due to the devastating and widespread effects of citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) which means ‘yellow dragon’ in Mandarin. The tropical fruit disease is bacterial andContinue Reading
After 6 years of cooperation, the New Zealand Plant & Food Research (PFR), the Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI), and the Institute of Agricultural Electrical and Post-Harvest Technology (SIAEP) have chosen 3 promising dragon fruit varieties and proposed the related processes. At the seminar “Model of commercialization ofContinue Reading
Papaya is one of the important fruit crops of India and all other papaya-growing countries. Owing to its high yield and profitability, it has become very popular among farmers in India. In addition, it contains enzyme papain and chymopapain, both of which are widely used in the food and drug.Continue Reading
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has handed over two million pineapple suckers to two farmers in the eastern region of Ghana under the second phase of its pineapple supply base expansion program. The ceremonial handing over to two of the county’s major pineapple exporters, Riverside Farms and OhuContinue Reading
The Ormoc City government staged its third Piña Festival on Sunday (June 23) to promote its main agriculture produce, pineapple. Eight contingents coming from various schools in the city took part in contests that featured pineapple-themed costumes. The STI College of Ormoc won the top prize ofContinue Reading
What is the point of sticking to paddy when mango is more profitable and easier to farm? What is the point of living in uncertainty and poverty? This is what Saday Chandra Debnath thought before he quit paddy farming. The 28-year-old farmer of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila wasContinue Reading
Jamaica has shipped 12,000 pounds of “Julie” & “East Indian” mangoes to the United States, and the first shipments have been slated for several Bravo and Presidente supermarkets in South Florida, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. The mangoes were shipped on June 13, 2019, and were theContinue Reading
According to a report published by the National Agricultural Food Program (Pronagro), Honduras’ rambutan exports will amount to 5 million dollars this year. Julio Morales, the executive director of Pronagro, stressed that the national crop was reinforced by an excellent flowering and that they expect to harvest one million boxesContinue Reading
After many plantain trees withered in the scorching heat, farmers are struggling to meet the demand for these leaves in the market. With water scarcity looming large in the State and hoteliers planning to stop serving lunch, the market for banana leaves has become very volatile. Speaking toContinue Reading
Farmers in Mumias West Sub-county will receive 1,000 tissue culture banana plantlets from Kakamega county government to boost the production of the crop in the area. The Sub-County Agriculture Officer (SCAO), Joseph Wasike said the banana seedlings will be distributed to farmers in the four wards of the Sub-County.Continue Reading
Officials from the Department of Agriculture have been dispatched to a banana plantation in Chiang Rai province after a report of an alleged outbreak of Panama disease. The 2000 Rai plantation is operated by a Chinese company and is located in the Phaya Mengrai district of Chiang RaiContinue Reading
Europe is the main export destination, with 70% of shipments. According to a report from the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (IDEXCAM-CCL), organic banana exports could increase by up to 5% this year over the previous year, reporting some 175 million dollars. In the last two years, exports have experiencedContinue Reading
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