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SPAIN: Volcanic island’s banana growers get a lift from navy

2021-11-15
By: TFNet News Compilation
On: November 15, 2021
In: Fruits News, News
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SOURCE: AP News The Spanish Navy has started helping farmers on the volcanic island of La Palma to reach their lava-surrounded banana plantations by sea, Spain’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday. A scale 5 earthquake overnight offered a reminder that the eruption on the island of 85,000 is continuing strongContinue Reading

SPAIN: Farmers despair as volcano ravages La Palma’s banana crop

2021-10-01
By: TFNet News Compilation
On: October 1, 2021
In: Fruits News, News
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SOURCE: Marco Trujillo and Nacho Doce, Reuters In more than 50 years growing bananas on the Spanish island of La Palma, Antonio Brito Alvarez has never seen anything like the devastation wrought by the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been spewing out molten rock and ash since Sunday. “All this is burnt,Continue Reading

USA: Nearly 80% of Hawaii’s papaya farms destroyed by lava

2018-06-12
By: TFNet News Compilation
On: June 12, 2018
In: Fruits News, News
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The Leilani Estates eruption is also affecting farmers in lower Puna.   The Hawaii Farm Bureau’s latest estimate is that nearly 80 percent of all papaya grown in the state comes from the Kapoho area. Now much of it is gone.   Hundreds of farming jobs could be in jeopardyContinue Reading

USA: Prolonged papaya shortage expected in wake of volcanic activity

2018-06-10
By: TFNet News Compilation
On: June 10, 2018
In: Fruits News, News
With: 0 Comments

A week ago chef Eric Leterc at The Pacific Club in Honolulu put up a sign apologizing to customers. Due to volcanic activity on the Big Island, the club’s kitchen was experiencing a shortage of papaya. “We are uncertain at this time when stock will be replenished as Madame PeleContinue Reading

ISTF2025 puts a spotlight on minor tropical fruits

The International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF2025) was held on 23-25 September at the Danala Education and Community Precinct, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.

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ISTF 2025 Participants Explore Tropical Fruit Production in Darwin

ISTF2025 Participants visit Darwin Farms and Research Stations

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TFNet Elects New Board of Trustees for 2025–2028 at 9th General Assembly in Darwin

TFNet’s 9th General Assembly (GA) and 17th Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting were held on the 22nd September 2025

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9th General Assembly, 17th Board of Trustees Meeting, and International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF) 2025 Highlight TFNet’s Global Role in Advancing Tropical Fruits

TFNet successfully holds 9th GA, 17th BOT, ISTF2025

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