Lục Nam District’s pineapple is a great specialty of Bắc Giang Province, along with custard and lychee. The district is now considered a ‘metropolis’ for this particular fruit in Việt Nam’s northern region, with visitors and guests to the province lured to the sweet and very fragrant pineapple, said localContinue Reading
SOURCE: Navitalai Naivalurua, Fiji Village A dragon fruit farmer in the Western Division is encouraging women and youths with arable land to seriously think of farming for a living, as he has not regretted venturing into this business since 2020. Atish Kumar of Buabua in Lautoka can attest to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Financial Express The pineapple farmers of Sylhet region have expressed happiness with the bumper production of its early varieties and high prices amid the ongoing sultry summer heat. Farmers have got a good output of the early varieties of pineapple as the weather was good in Moulvibazar andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vietnam Plus The import of Vietnamese fresh pomelo into the Australian market may be allowed if the product meets the Oceanian country’s biosecurity conditions, said the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam). The SPS Vietnam said it recently received a notification from the SecretariatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Expreso TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) implemented Ministerial Agreement 015, establishing a new Unique Banana Code. This measure seeks to purge the database of the actors involved in marketing bananas, directly linking the management of producers and exporters with the Single Taxpayer Registry (RUC). RichardContinue Reading
SOURCE: 1News Feijoa season is a time of glut when Kiwis share the joy of an imported fruit that does so well in our soil. But why do we love the feijoa so much? That’s the question one author set out to answer. It’s hard to tell if Kate EvansContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matt Brann and Daniel Fitzgerald, ABC Frangipani trees across Darwin are getting “hammered” by an exotic pest called papaya mealybug. Since its discovery last year, the pest has spread across Darwin suburbs, impacting a range of host plants such as papaya, hibiscus and frangipanis. The NT government and DarwinContinue Reading
SOURCE: NanJing Agricultural University, Phys.org Internal browning (IB) is a significant post-harvest issue in pineapples, impacting fruit quality and leading to substantial losses, yet its mechanism remains poorly understood. Studies have shown that the accumulation of phenolic compounds plays a key role in tissue browning development. While the role ofContinue Reading
Explore the compelling story of how the local farmers and the state Agriculture Department in Perlis, Malaysia, are preserving the legacy and quality of Harumanis mangoes through a blend of tradition and modern agricultural practices. Discover the challenges they face, the innovative solutions they employ, and the hope they holdContinue Reading
SOURCE: VENESA DEVI, The Star Malaysia has set the target to have some 20,000ha of pineapple plantations by this year, says Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali. Sheikh Umar Bagharib said in achieving the goal, the board would focus on expanding pineapple plantation areas in EastContinue Reading
SOURCE: VOV Vietnamese fruit exports in January reached US$510 million, posting an increase of 24.9% compared to December 2023, and up 112.1% from January 2023, according to figures released from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Despite enduring a turbulent year in 2023, local fruits have achieved unexpected growth.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Xinhua Kenya has opened the harvesting of avocado for export from March after a four-month suspension, an industry regulator said. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), through the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), closed the 2023/2024 fiscal year of avocado season in November 2023 to ensure the maturity and qualityContinue Reading