Banana growers farming with Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) and who sell fruit to New South Wales are benefiting from a new interstate fruit certification agreement. Panama TR4 program leader Rhiannon Evans said Biosecurity Queensland had reached an agreement with the NSW DPI to allow accreditedContinue Reading
A group of mango farmers is raking in huge returns thanks to a simple mango pulp processing machine. The machine can process mangoes, avocados, tomatoes and pawpaws to produce juice, yoghurt and jam. It is a brainchild of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Engineering Workshop. ChaariaContinue Reading
Ecuador expects to export 5,700 boxes of mango by boat to China on the first week of October; a country where, after thirteen years of negotiations, 20,000 boxes of this fruit first arrived in 2016 by air. Yamil Farah, the president of the Mango Ecuador Foundation, said the industryContinue Reading
Guava growers in Jhalakathi are incurring losses because there are no storage arrangements for the tropical fruit. This fruit perishes within a few days of ripening—and can no-longer be sold. Guava is eaten raw and is rich in vitamin C and other nutrients. It is most popularlyContinue Reading
Filmy, cream-colored, and embroidered, piña cloth has been worn by a first lady and gifted to royalty. Museums across the world hold exquisite piña dresses in their collections—a legacy of a 19th-century fashion trend. Part of the appeal comes from the fabric’s natural elegance. The Filipino fabric has long beenContinue Reading
The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) recently organised a Dragon fruit field day at their Sigatoka farm as part of its efforts to release a promising variety soon. While officiating at the field day, Deputy Secretary for Agriculture Development, Jone Sovalawa commendedContinue Reading
For West African mango growers, a small pest is the biggest enemy: the fruit fly. Since the arrival of Bactrocera dorsalis—a highly invasive species of fruit fly native to Asia—in 2005, mango growers have lost over 50 percent of their orchards by the middle of the season each year. AsContinue Reading
The Belt and Road Initiative is intended to be about more than building highways and boosting trade – China wants to help other Asian economies develop their business skills. Thailand is an export-reliant nation. It is seen as essential for companies there to learn new skills, such as e-commerce.Continue Reading
Blockchain technology is expected to enhance agricultural exports by providing a global trading identity, speakers at a blockchain conference held in HCM City said yesterday. Lê Thu Hiền, programme manager for the Asia Foundation Office in Việt Nam, said: “The ‘Empowering Local Agricultural Producers with a Global Trading Identity’Continue Reading
ive million irradiated fruit flies burst out of white boxes every Saturday and race to stop female flies from breeding larvae-filled eggs in Trok Nong, a small rural town in eastern Thailand. Their mission: protect premium export fruits like durian and mangosteen. Thanks in part to these swarms of fliesContinue Reading
Khousabung in Churachandpur district, which is hosting the 11th State Level Pineapple Festival, will have a food processing unit with cold storage facility. Inaugurating the festival on Thursday, Manipur chief minister Biren Singh announced that Khousabung would be included in the list of selected sites for a food processing unit.Continue Reading
As you enter the small town of Vazhakulam near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, the pineapple is everywhere. There is a pineapple market, a research centre near the market, headload workers busy loading sacks of the fruit on to lorries, unloading and carrying them to shops, scores of lorries loaded withContinue Reading
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