A team of students from Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) won the silver medal in the tertiary category for biotechnology during the World Young Inventors Exhibition (WYIE) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-12 May 2018. The event brought together hundreds of young inventors from various countries and was held in conjunction with the International Invention,Continue Reading
Rambutan is the third Vietnamese fruit after mango and dragon fruit to be exported to New Zealand. Việt Nam is also the first country to be licensed to export fresh rambutan to New Zealand. Entry to a demanding market such as New Zealand will provide Việt Nam the opportunity toContinue Reading
Cooler temperatures in the Coachella Valley have prompted the watermelon season to begin around May 14. Supplies are limited due to high winds in the area, which have damaged some of the earlier plantings. Mexico is also facing its own issues. “The Mexican regions of Hermosillo and GuaymasContinue Reading
Karachi’s biggest fruit and vegetable market is buzzing due to juicy sales of the seasonal watermelon. But while the abundance of the fruit is good news for thirsty consumers — bargains are to be had this year thanks to the big harvest — suppliers are getting lower prices than normal forContinue Reading
Papaya producers and traders agree that the demand and the price of the fruit have been falling since April 18 when the protests against the social security reforms imposed by the government began. Iván Rayo, one of the main suppliers of papaya in the Oriental market and ManaguaContinue Reading
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to bolster trade between their two countries, including to increase Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) exports to China. Jokowi received Li at the Bogor Palace on Monday in a visit that marked the fifth year ofContinue Reading
China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the United States, five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slappedContinue Reading
Pineapple sales grow moderately over past nine years with Asia and Latin America set for rising demand in future. Pineapples recently became the the fastest growing fruit at Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, and on the world stage the fruit has been enjoying similar, if more measured, success. Continue Reading
There is a battle brewing in 16 villages across Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, which will be affected by the mega oil and petroleum refinery project expected to come up in Nanar, around 400km south of Mumbai. The reason: Cultivation of the world famous Alphonso man While goes, which forms the economicContinue Reading
Pitahaya and rambutan are two exotic fruits that are a sensation in the province of Chanchamayo, in the region of Junin, and that are currently being produced for export purposes; to date, producers have planted some 250 hectares of these new alternative fruits. These productions have high levelsContinue Reading
Australia’s only commercial Achacha plantation is on the market, providing investors with an opportunity to secure a monopoly over the sweet, tangy fruit. Achacha (achachairú, Garcinia humilis) is a native of Bolivia. Located on the Bruce Highway 45km south of Townsville at Palm Creek, the 123 hectare (304Continue Reading
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