TFNet News Compilation (Page 239)

Source: Ghana News Agency   The Kintampo Mango Farmers Association (KIMFA) at the weekend called for a collaborative sub-regional level policy to control the fruit fly menace in sub-Saharan Africa. The group, numbering more than 200, said the identification of the West African zone by international trade experts as aContinue Reading

Source: Pattaya Mail   BANGKOK, Feb 28 – The Indonesian government will soon announce an additional quota of Thai vegetable and fruit imports, according to the Thai Foreign Trade Department.  Foreign Trade Department deputy director-general Surasak Riengkrua said the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry will soon announce its approval of higher quotasContinue Reading

Source: Asia One   PETALING JAYA – The erratic weather is driving up the price of local fruits, according to wholesalers. Responding to consumer complaints of recent price hikes, fruit sellers said they had no choice as supply had been low due to the changing weather pattern. Taman Tun DrContinue Reading

Source: Freshplaza Two new varieties of melon and watermelon, known for their high quality, firmness, stronger flavour and fewer seeds, were successfully introduced into Chile as part of a project conducted by the Faculty of Agronomy of the Catholic University and co-funded by the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA), theContinue Reading

Source: The Sunday Times   Rwanda Agriculture Board  (RAB) will be launching a campaign to fight Banana Wilt, a disease that has affected 24 districts countrywide. The week-long campaign to be launched this month in Nyagatare District in the Eastern Province aims at sensitising farmers and the public of theContinue Reading

Source: The Packer   Educating consumers on how to select and slice pineapples is still a key marketing strategy, suppliers say. “While consumer knowledge of pineapples has definitely increased, the overall level of understanding still resides at the “tip of the iceberg” stage,” said Alan Dolezal, vice president of salesContinue Reading

Source: ABC Rural   Mango growers say they are frustrated that new varieties have not been made available to the industry. Three new varieties, which promise to look and taste better, have been developed through the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP), and once released, could help growers develop new exportContinue Reading

Source: Daily Observer   The Methodist Mission Agricultural Programme (MMAP) Thursday inaugurated a new mango processing facility at its garden in Brikama Nyambai. The project, funded through the support of the Japanese government, is worth 58, 637 Euros equivalent to D2, 220,200 million. It is designed to include the constructionContinue Reading

Source: Jamaica Information Service   Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Government has entered into a $100 million arrangement with Jamaica Producers, the island’s largest distributors of banana chips and ripe bananas. The loan is tied to the local farmers providing bananas to Jamaica Producers forContinue Reading

by Omar Rashid Source: The Hindu   Faced with the vagaries of nature, low yield and inconsistent quality, a section of guava farmers in Allahabad are shifting to banana cultivation   One of the most common myths surrounding the guava is that it triggers cold. That is why some peopleContinue Reading

By: Ani Lam Lu Torres Source: Agraria.pe   Lima, 12 February 2013 (Agraria.pe) Peruvian exports of pitahaya or “dragon fruit” will continue to decline this year, estimated Pronatur, company and exporter of the fruit hoarder.   The fruit produced by coffee and passion fruit farmers of Chachapoyas (Amazonas), is very appreciatedContinue Reading