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by Alyson Horn, ABC   A new taskforce and extra staff will work to contain the threat of an outbreak of Panama disease in Queensland’s far north. A farm at Tully was quarantined earlier this monthand tests confirmed on the weekend the existence of Panama disease tropical race 4. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk saidContinue Reading

by Sarina Locke, ABC   Horticultural exporters say they’re being locked out of billions of dollars of trade in Asia and the Pacific export markets.   Australia’s domestic fruit and vegetable market is oversupplied, and there is a growing list of Asian countries that have stopped importing because of pestsContinue Reading

by Xanthe Clay, The Telegraph   Citrus is the hero fruit of the winter months. February and March have precious little to offer that is home grown, bar rhubarb and the last of the stored apples. But while they might not be local, I refuse to feel guilty about loadingContinue Reading

Researchers from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNC) have discovered a link between the pheromones of the guava weevil and the smell of the fruit, paving the way for a new alternative method of pest control.   The insect, also know as Conotrachelus psidii Marshall, was shown to be influenced byContinue Reading

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi and her New Zealander counterpart Murray McCully have agreed to enhance the two countries’ relationship in many sectors including agriculture, trade, investment and defence.   The agreements were reached when the two concluded the 7th Indonesia-New Zealand Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in Auckland on Tuesday.Continue Reading

by Lim Chia Ling, The Star Online   Visit any night market, fruit shop or supermarket and chances are you will find very few varieties of bananas being sold. For a crop that has been cultivated since ancient times in Malaysia (reputedly its place of origin), the lack of choiceContinue Reading

With the mango season only a few months away, Pakistan is working towards maximising its exports to the European market, aiming to increase the number by more than 40% over the previous year.   A senior official at the Ministry of National Food Security and Research said arrangements have beenContinue Reading

Two virus-tolerant varieties of papaya seeds promise to increase the fruit yield for farmers in western India.   The city-based regional station of Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has developed ‘Pune Selection-3’ and ‘Pune Selection-1’ lines of papaya seeds that have shown tolerance to Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) – globallyContinue Reading

by Zach Dyer, Tico Times   A “green” banana never looked so good. Costa Rica’s Environment Ministry (MINAE) recognized Finca San Pablo as the country’s first carbon neutral banana farm during a ceremony Monday.   Finca San Pablo’s general manager, Geraldo Mora, told The Tico Times that the company wanted to go carbonContinue Reading

Damage to agriculture caused by strong winds last weekend have been estimated at 70% for avocado crops and at 50% for bananas in some areas of the Canary Islands. This is the general assessment carried out by technicians of the Agricultural Extension Agencies and reported by the Council this Tuesday.Continue Reading

by Niranjan Kaggere, Bangalore Mirror   While state-based mango-growers are going gung-ho about the European Union’s (EU) decision to lift ban on Indian mangoes, domestic consumers will end up paying a premium for the export-quality mangoes that will be sparsely available in the local markets.   EU had imposed a temporaryContinue Reading