BANGLADESH: Early pineapple harvest benefits farmers
2021-05-02
SOURCE: Akanda Muhammad Jahid, The Daily Star An intense heatwave is sweeping across the country. The sun’s piercing rays inevitably cause streams of sweat to run off pedestrians. At this very moment, when sheer exhaustion leads to a desperate attempt at quenching one’s thirst, a nonchalant roadside vendor offers hisContinue Reading
CAMBODIA: Mangoes receive official approval for export to China
2021-04-30
SOURCE: Brian Badzmierowski, Khmer Times Cambodian mangoes produced at a small group of approved packaging factories have been cleared for export to China. It’s a result of recent improvements to the factories that allowed the fruit to pass China’s phytosanitary requirements. The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) officiallyContinue Reading
INFO: Bananas are becoming more expensive everywhere and may even disappear
2021-04-30
SOURCE: East Fruit The global market for bananas, one of the most popular fruit on the planet, has experienced a number of shocks: information is spreading in many countries’ media about imminent complete disappearance of bananas, and their prices are high everywhere, according to EastFruit. According to EastFruit price monitoringContinue Reading
THAILAND: Rainbow Mango “Mahachanok” enters Korea after 9 years of endeavor
2021-04-28
Thai Trade Center Seoul collaborates with Hyundai Department Store jointly organize Thai Fruit Promotion so called “Taste of Thailand 2021” and launch new variety of Mango from Thailand, the Mahachanok Mango, a high-end mango variety with rainbow-colored depending on maturity, to Korean consumers for the first time.Continue Reading
CHINA: Pineapple ban exposes Taiwan’s vulnerability
2021-04-28
SOURCE: Shang-Su Wu, Nanyang Technological University/East Asia Forum Security concerns related to Taiwan’s economic dependence on China have surfaced from time to time since engagement across the Taiwan Strait deepened from the early 1990s. Former Taiwanese president Lee Ting-Hui launched the Southbound Policy in the mid-1990s to diversify economic partnersContinue Reading
CHINA: Banana growing boosted in Lancang-Mekong region
2021-04-27
SOURCE: Zhao Yimeng, China Daily Academy based in Hainan province aims to help lift people out of poverty China plans to help countries in the Lancang-Mekong region tap their banana-growing potential, the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences said. Academy vice-president Xie Jianghui said the banana industry has played aContinue Reading
ECUADOR: Deadly banana fungus puts world’s top exporter on high alert
2021-04-27
SOURCE: Stephan Kueffner, Bloomberg Ecuador, the world’s biggest banana exporter, is on high alert for its vital crop as neighboring Peru grapples with an outbreak of a fungus deadly to the tropical fruit. “We’ve reinforced practically everything,” Agriculture Minister Xavier Lazo said in an interview, after confirming with Peru’s governmentContinue Reading
BANGLADESH: Bumper mango production likely in Rangpur region
2021-04-22
SOURCE: Dhaka Tribune Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) as well as farmers are expecting a bumper mango production following smooth formation of the tender fruits in Rangpur agriculture region. The process of tender fruit’s formation on mango trees continues smoothly predicting its bumper production in the region’sContinue Reading
ETHIOPIA: Could solar-dried papaya relieve malnutrition?
2021-04-22
SOURCE: Joshua Minchin, New Food Arla Foods Ingredients is partnering with other bodies in a new four-year project to turn papaya fruit into a nutritious and affordable snack for low-income consumers in Ethiopia. Led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the project brings together multiple public-private partners. TheirContinue Reading
MARDI/TFNet collaboration successfully organizes the Malaysian National Fruit Conference 2021
2021-04-22
The Malaysian National Fruit Conference (Buah 2021) was successfully organized virtually by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in collaboration with International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) from the 6th to 8th April 2021.Continue Reading
THAILAND: Durian quality inspection program begins
2021-04-21
SOURCE: Guojiguoshu TRANSLATION: Jing Zang, Produce Report According to a press conference held on March 31 in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province, the country’s largest durian-growing region, a new quality inspection program for Thai durians has recently been implemented throughout the province. As of the date of the press conference, three durianContinue Reading