News (Page 235)

By Patrick A. McLaughlin and Candace McTeer, special to the Tampa Bay Times   You probably don’t think about free trade when you dip a chip into some guacamole or bite into an avocado seasoned with just a little lemon juice and salt. But maybe you should. The avocado hasContinue Reading

by M. Balaganessin, The Hindu   The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University – Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute has developed a new equipment for cleaning raw tamarind of seed as part of value-addition in marketing the produce.     The equipment, called metal roll de-seeder, involves a simple principle for shearingContinue Reading

by Gabriel Cardiñoza, Inquirer   The next time ripe watermelons grown here hit fruit stands, these will be labeled authentic Bani products or, at least, accompanied by certificates showing that these came from this western town in Pangasinan province.     The second-class town with an annual income of  P45Continue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   In what was the first of its kind for the papaya industry, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) surveyed 101 Australians in Brisbane to provide an insight into consumer attitudes towards the tropical fruit.   The results were unveiled in Innisfail on 11Continue Reading

Support from overseas Vietnamese is crucial to help Vietnam’s agricultural products penetrate deeper into global markets, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said Monday in Ho Chi Minh City.     Vietnam is capable of producing rice, fruit and seafood that meet international standards but fails toContinue Reading

by Anna Scott, The Guardian   Bananas are a staple food in Uganda. Ugandans eat more of the fruit than any other country in the world. Each person eats on average 700g (about seven small bananas) a day, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute, and they provide up to 27%Continue Reading

Semarang, Central Java, will host the Durian Festival, a festival celebrating the infamous durian fruit, on March 6 to 8 at the Jatisari field in the Mijen sub-district, which will be open to the public and will host activities surrounding the durian.   Mijen sub-district head Ali Muhtar said thatContinue Reading

by Carmen Brown, ABC   Researchers trialling hot water treatments for disease control in Fijian papaya crops say the technique could also help Australian growers reduce their post-harvest fruit losses by up to 60 per cent.     About a third of Queensland’s wet season papaya crop is lost toContinue Reading

By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post   The first joint task force between the Commerce and Agriculture ministries will soon be set up in a bold move aimed at tackling the issue of stabilising main crop prices.     Commerce Ministry spokeswoman Duangkamol Jiambutr said the joint task force would include high-rankingContinue Reading

by Alfred Pagepitu, Solomon Star News   The Makira Ulawa Province will be hosting its annual Makira Banana Festival celebration in Kirakira, Makira Province in June.   Preparation for the event has already kicked off according to the organizing chairman of the Banana Festival Noel Mamau on Tuesday. He said,Continue Reading

by Reuel John F. Lumawag, Sun Star   Banana production in Davao Region rose by at least 11.63 percent as of the third quarter last year, the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) regional office reported.   Production increased to 762,040.78 metric tons (MT) in 2014 as compared to 682,633.25 MT inContinue Reading