A gene that dictates which of three sexes a papaya tree will become, before seed germination, could spur a leap in the ultra-nutritious crop’s production. This genetic discovery in sex determination would also move growers a little closer to profitable papaya production in controlled environments, like greenhouses, across theContinue Reading
The avocado growers of Tochimilco, a small village in central Mexico at the foot of the Popocatepetl volcano, are used to it threatening them with spurts of molten rock and ash. The last thing they needed was US President Donald Trump spewing fire at them, too. But Trump’sContinue Reading
Key Latin American and Caribbean banana suppliers to the UK are set to sign a continuity agreement with the British government to ensure there is no disruption to trade in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Pablo Campana said the official signing of aContinue Reading
Several supermarkets in Vietnam have joined a campaign to use non-plastic products to wrap vegetables in a bid to protect the environment, state media reported on Wednesday (April 3). The three biggest supermarket chains in Vietnam – Lotte Mart, Saigon Co-op in Ho Chi Minh City and BigContinue Reading
India hopes to ramp up mango exports by 10 per cent to 15 per cent, banking on new markets and promotions in the US, Europe, and West Asia last year. Mango exports declined by 11 per cent in 2017-18 to fetch USD 59 million after a staggering 34 perContinue Reading
After 10 years of negotiations, Vietnamese mangoes have officially been licensed to enter the US market. Accordingly, local mango co-operatives in the Southern province of Vinh Long signed deals with Hanoi-based Greeen Path Trading and Import Export JSC to export mango to the US market. This is the sixth fruitContinue Reading
India hopes to ramp up mango exports by 10 per cent to 15 per cent, banking on new markets and promotions in the US, Europe, and West Asia last year. Mango exports declined by 11 per cent in 2017-18 to fetch $59 million after a staggering 34 per centContinue Reading
Construction of a Sh116 million (USD 1.15 million) banana processing plant is set to start this month, county officials announced. According to Agriculture Executive Davis Mwangoma, the factory will be built on three acres at the new market site in Taveta. The project is partially financed byContinue Reading
Indonesia will no longer impose anti-dumping duties on banana imports from the Philippines, its trade minister said Tuesday. Following bilateral trade talks in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the termination of the anti-dumping duties began yesterday. “As a symbolic gift toContinue Reading
A Thailand supermarket came up with a genius way to reduce plastic packaging: wrap its produce in banana leaves instead. The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, posted photos of the banana leaf packaging toContinue Reading
In an attempt to restrict the spread of the destructive Panama disease TR4 in Australia, the Queensland government recently granted the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) AUD$12.1 million (over USD 8 million) in funding. However, starting this July it has asked that a cost-sharing arrangement be made between itselfContinue Reading
One gauge of avocado prices is having its biggest gain in almost a decade as consumers weigh the latest rhetoric from Donald Trump on his threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico, a major supplier of the fruit. The Mexico City Hass price from Michoacan, the heartland ofContinue Reading
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