TFNet News Compilation (Page 215)

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

by K.A. Martin, The Hindu   Owners of small pineapple holdings in the State face the prospect of being priced out of business because of a spell of price-fall that has seen the price of ripe fruit plunging from Rs. 47 (USD 0.75)  a kg in late June to Rs.Continue Reading

Peru’s Agriculture Ministry (Minagri) welcomed South Korea and China delegations of phytosanitary organizations this week to discuss the entry of Peruvian mangoes and asparagus, respectively, into their markets.   A few months ago, in December 2014, the National Service of Agricultural Health-SENASA announced the South Korean market would open upContinue Reading

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Derrick Kellier, says the Government intends to explore financing for new agro-parks in Western Jamaica.   The proposed locations for the agro-parks are located in Shettlewood (Hanover); Sunderland (Trelawny); Enfield (Westmoreland) and Seven Rivers (St James).   To date over $611 million hasContinue Reading

by Melissa Shipman, The Packer   The U.S. pineapple industry is starting to change as various large players are shifting their positions in the market.   Early in 2014, Coral Gables, Fla.-based Banacol Marketing Corp. sold some of its Costa Rican pineapple farms to Dole. In 2015, Banacol isn’t planningContinue Reading

by Vincent Mabatuk, Standard Digital News   Even after losing a lot of money in trial and error ventures, Paul Kendagor would not stop experimenting with farming. His latest passion is grafted mangoes of which he is a pioneer in his Noiwet Village, Mogotio sub-county in Baringo County.    Continue Reading

By Carmen Brown, ABC    Passionfruit prices are skyrocketing, following a poor summer harvest in Australia’s key production regions.   About 4,000 tonnes of the pulpy fruit is grown nationally each year, with Queensland farmers contributing 60 per cent of the $12.3 million crop.     Other major growing areasContinue Reading

by Rob Wright, Fraser Coast Chronicle   Lychees will hit the supermarket shelves late this season, after a slow start for northern growers.     Harvest usually begins in northern orchards in October, but this season’s crop launched in late November and delivered small- to medium-sized fruit.   But theContinue Reading

Ceballos Agro-industrial Company had the previous year revenues by more than USD 200 million, thanks to guava processing in small industries.   Such results were due to the production and sale in all provinces and frontier market of five million candy bars made with the fruit, plus juices and mini-doses,Continue Reading

by Ling Yuhuan, Global Times   Twenty years ago, when the Malaysian businessman Loh Wee Keng came to Beijing for the first time, he carried some special “souvenirs” from his homeland: durian. However, the spiky tropical fruit seemed not so readily welcome here as in Malaysia. The pungent smell madeContinue Reading