PHILIPPINES: 22nd National Fruit Symposium to be held in Nueva Vizcaya

Bearing the theme “Philippine Fruit Industry: Towards ASEAN Integration and Public-Private Partnership,”  the Philippine's 22nd National Fruit Symposium will be held on 8-11 September 2014 at the Highlander Hotel and Resort, Maharlika Highway, Brgy. Roxas, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.

FIJI: New Fiji Agricultural Journal released by MOA

The first issue of The Fiji Agricultural Journal (FAJ), Volume 54 was released by the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture on June 2014, featuring eight research papers.

BANGLADESH: Drastic price fall frustrates guava farmers

Good yield of guava in Nesarabad upazila under the district fails to make growers happy as prices of the popular fruit remains unusually low in the local wholesale market.

INDIA: Tamil Nadu plans cold storage units for bananas

Tamil Nadu plans to establish integrated cold chain infrastructure for banana in six regions to reduce wastage.

AUSTRALIA: Mango industry ‘frustrated’ by levy challenge

The mango industry says it's frustrated by attempts in the Senate to block a proposed increase to the mango levy.

INDIA: Scientists develop ‘seedless’ mango – well, almost

If you hate de-seeding you favourite fruit, you might be glad to hear that scientists in India have reportedly successfully grown a “seedless” mango.

VIETNAM: Bright prospect for dragon fruit exports

Vietnam now has more opportunities to ship dragon fruit, or thanh long in Vietnamese, to some choosy markets such as the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China’s Taiwan in the coming time as local scientists have found a new way to protect the fruit from melon fly disease.

THAILAND: Agriculture ministry expedites help for northern longan farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to prevent longan prices from plunging by distributing the fruit through its network of agricultural cooperatives and the postal service.

CUBA: Locally-grown pineapples seduce European markets

Pineapples grown in the Cuban province of Ciego de Avila have gained popularity in the European market, especially in countries like Spain and Italy due to the fruit quality.

THAILAND: Phuket held Pineapple Tourism Day

The local government of Phuket, Thailand held a Pineapple Tourism day on 24 July 2014.

USA: “Mangoes to Share” looks to bring tropical fruits to the less fortunate

"Mangoes to Share," a philanthropic endeavor launched by Ania Milaeva, distributes Miami's excess mangoes to those less fortunate.

KENYA: Pineapple imports from Rwanda to start

Officials from Trans Nzoia County in Kenya have expressed interest in buying granite tiles and pineapples from the Eastern Province, following two days of talks.

PAKISTAN: Mangoes in Japan, ‘a fruitful development’

Following the breakthrough in mango exports between private sectors in 2013, Pakistani mangoes are now being sold for the first time by the largest high-street retailer in Japan, AEON Corporation – a $57-billion entity.