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2nd Announcement Abstract submission has been extended to 22 September 2023. For more information, visit www.itfnet.org/istf2023 To register, click here. |
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| TFNet & KFU to recommend technologies and best practices in model and demo plots to improve the mango and tropical fruit industry in Saudi Arabia | International Seminar on “Exotic and Underutilized Horticultural Crops” Bengaluru to be held on 17-19 October 2023 | ||||
TFNet ACTIVITIES |
FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD |
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2023 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2023) 15th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting Webinar on the Development of Global Consumption and Trade of Guava WebForum on Recent Developments in the Pineapple Industry |
XIII ISHS International Mango Symposium 30th Philippine National Fruit Symposium International Seminar on “Exotic and Underutilized Horticultural Crops” III International Symposium on Jackfruit and Other Moraceae |
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CABI Agriculture and Bioscience awarded its first Journal Impact Factor |
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| Missed our webinars? You can now watch them in our Youtube channel! | We are looking for contributors to our website and newsletters. Contact us at info@itfnet.org. | ||||
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS |
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INDIA: This festive season, the banana is not so humble as prices skyrocket |  |
ECUADOR: Climate change tests banana industry | ||||
| Just when the prices of tomatoes started to come down in markets, the price of the humble banana has now skyrocketed. | Ecuador is one of the top banana exporters in the world, but the changing climate is pushing up costs and threatening both fruit quality and yield. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Major effort ongoing to contain Panama disease in banana crop |  |
NEW ZEALAND: Far North ripe for financial and environmental benefits of bananas | ||||
| The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said that it is ramping up its efforts to contain Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, in the banana industry. | Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit and the Far North could become a major banana-growing region, bringing big advantages for farmers. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Biggest banana grower up for sale for $180m |  |
COLOMBIA: Banana union celebrates historic deal on worker’s rights | ||||
| The farms and operating business of Australia’s biggest banana grower, Mackays, have been put on the market and could fetch as much as $180 million. | Banana producers have reached a historic agreement with the country’s biggest agricultural union that stands to benefit 22,000 workers from 251 banana farms. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Proposed ban of fruit fly pesticide dimethoate concerns growers |  |
PHILIPPINES: Banana growers shift to grain production due to Fusarium Wilt | ||||
| Shipments of mangoes to Western Australia from the Northern Territory and Queensland could be halted as a result of a proposal to ban the use of a significant pesticide. | Small banana growers have switched to grains production after the pestering Panama Disease kept spreading in sprawling banana farms of Davao del Norte in Mindanao. | ||||||
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SOUTH KOREA: Industry eyes more tropical fruits due to climate change |  |
PAKISTAN: Mango exporters turn to advanced freezing tech | ||||
| Seasonal fruits in South Korea could become vastly different in the following decades, as warmer temperatures will gradually reduce cultivable areas for traditonal fruit crops in the country. | In a bid to boost their market share in China, Pakistani mango exporters have unveiled plans to leverage innovative mango processing and treatment technologies. | ||||||
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INDIA: Pineapples from Meghalaya are exported to Abu Dhabi |  |
PHILIPPINES: Pineapple exports rebounded last year | ||||
| Pineapples from the Meghalaya have been gaining popularity and are being marketed through the eminent Lulu Group into the prestigious Gulf markets. | The Philippines’ pineapple exports increased by 5.6 percent to some 580,000 metric tons (MT) in 2022, in contrast to the downturn in global shipments. | ||||||
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SOUTH AFRICA: Westfalia Fruit applauds South African avocado exports admission to China |  |
BRAZIL: Avocado production on the increase | ||||
| Days after admission of South African avocados into the Chinese market was confirmed by authorities, Westfalia Fruit is joining in celebrating the milestone. The company manages half of all South African avocado exports. | IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, estimates that avocado production in Brazil has grown by around 38.59% between 2017 and 2021, reaching today 18.1 thousand hectares. | ||||||
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THAILAND: JD enhances durian supply |  |
SINGAPORE: Tropical fruits from India find their place in markets | ||||
| JD.com and the southern Thai province of Chumphon have announced new centralised durian harvesting collaboration, the first of its kind between a Chinese company and Thailand. | From juicy jackfruits to Kaji Lemons, plums, and starfruits, the fruits organically grown in the state of Assam are gradually making their way to markets in Singapore. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Pectin/agarose-based coating functionalized with Piper betel L. extract for enhancing storability of postharvest bananas Spatial Distribution of Banana Tough Top Disease (BTTD) in Maniema Province, DR Congo |
Lenticels are sites of initiation of microcracking and russeting in ‘Apple’ mango UAV hyperspectral remote sensor images for mango plant disease and pest identification using MD-FCM and XCS-RBFNN |
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Major fungal postharvest diseases of papaya: Current and prospective diagnosis methods Determination of the Mineral Composition of the Pulp and Evaluation of the Acute Toxicity of the Seeds of Carica Papaya L. Consumed in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Discrimination of internal browning in pineapple during storage based on changes in volatile compounds Bacterial Cellulose Aerogels Derived from Pineapple Peel Waste for the Adsorption of Dyes |
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Insect pollination and pollinator supplementation enhances fruit weight, quality, and marketability of avocado (Persea americana) Utilizing Drying Techniques to Enhance The Quality of Avocados and Bananas For Producing Value-Added Fruit Powders in Alanya, Turkey's Plantations: A Systematic Review |
Light quality and duration on the germination of dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) grown out on different potting mixture
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