News (Page 168)

    Alvaro Ernesto Palacio Pelaez, the manager of the Fruit and Vegetable Association of Colombia, Asohofrucol, said the area cultivated with banana in Quindio had declined by approximately 40%.   “There was a time when this Department was a pioneer in the production of this fruit, but no longer.Continue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   Florida Citrus Mutual has applauded the House Ways and Means Committee for passing a measure that will provide growers with an incentive to plant more trees and bolster the ailing Florida citrus industry.   Committee member US Rep Vern Buchanan is the primary sponsor ofContinue Reading

    Members of the Union of Citrus Growing Ejidos from the State of Yucatan expect to harvest more than 400,000 tons of different varieties of citrus fruits before the end of this year, said the association’s president, Luis Cetina Garcia.   Cetina Garcia said that most of Yucatan’s citrus producingContinue Reading

  The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry intends to exploit emerging technologies of “the fourth industrial revolution” such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things and robots to improve the quality of agricultural products and efficiency of farm work.   The ministry plans to make agricultural businesses more “aggressive” byContinue Reading

by Rudolf Mulderij, Fresh Plaza     The pineapple market is in turmoil. Due to a much lower production in Costa Rica, prices in Europe and the United States have gone through the roof. In all these markets, sharply higher prices have been reported. In some cases, they have even doubled.Continue Reading

by Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza       The Peruvian Kent mango season will kick off next December and will run until March. This year, Peru expects a good quality, as the weather conditions have been ideal for cultivation. The low temperatures at night have been really beneficial for theContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   South Korea is exploring new tropical fruit crops as it looks ahead to the future impact of climate change.   Korean research institute, the Rural Development Administration, is cultivating 42 tropical plants and vegetables at its greenhouse in Jejudo to determine which will be the mostContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   To manage the threat of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly), a serious horticultural pest in Australia and one of the most important biosecurity threats to the horticultural industry in New Zealand, Plant & Food Research and Better Border Biosecurity (B3) are hosting scientists and biosecurity operativesContinue Reading

  With a view to encourage organic farming along with ripening of fruits in natural ways, Chhattisgarh’s horticulture and agriculture department has come up with advanced method of organic cultivation and ripening of fruits termed ‘Star Technology’. Under ‘Star Technology’, farmers are trained on avail the new organic methods of farming.   TalkingContinue Reading

by Emanuela Fontana , Fresh Plaza     Tropical fruits are appreciated by consumers for their distinct aroma quality and exotic taste. Important amounts of tropical fruits such as pineapples are exported from their production countries to European and North American markets. Most of the pineapples destined for European fresh marketsContinue Reading

by Conrad M. Carino, Manila Times   An organic solution has been proven effective against the dreaded banana “crown rot” disease that spoils up to 20 percent of banana shipments from the Philippines, and is a safer alternative than chemical treatments, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) reported.Continue Reading