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A new jackfruit variety promoted by the Bureau of Agricultural Research has raised production of the tropical fruit in a fifth-class town in Leyte province. BAR said a P1.28-million project, promoting the use of EVIARC Sweet, the sweetest known jackfruit variety, increased the yield of farmers in Mahaplag, Leyte byContinue Reading

Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan according to the UN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice have been destroyed. Coconut plantations which are a big earner of foreign currency were said to be “completelyContinue Reading

Dubai has bolstered its good standing in the fruit and vegetable trade by fostering growth in the international trade of these items. According to statistics issued by Dubai Customs, the emirate’s trade in these foodstuffs amounted to about AED 6.4bn in the first half of 2013, compared to AED 5.4bnContinue Reading

The fungal disease Banana Freckle has spread to two more locations in the Northern Territory, according to the Department of Primary Industry. Two new eradication zones have been declared around properties in Humpty Doo and Acacia Hills, south of Darwin. Chief plant health manager Stephen West says all banana plantsContinue Reading

ULLMAN, Wash. – No more pitting guava against eucalyptus when it comes to explaining how a poorly understood fungal disease spreads. That is the conclusion reported by an international team of scientists in the journal Molecular Ecology. The team used a common forensic technique to clear guava’s good name. InContinue Reading

Havana, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban agriculture is currently focusing its efforts in the fruit production, either for the basic food or for other demands of interest, as it is the case of the tourist sector, say experts. The Cuban central-northern province of Ciego the Avila is an exampleContinue Reading

A Texas company, Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: APNT) of Austin, has been given a $400,000 contract by the California Citrus Research Board to come up with new technology that will focus on early detection of HLB disease and other pathogens in citrus trees. HLB, the moniker for Huanglongbing diseaseContinue Reading

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: Fruit prices have increased by as much as Rs 15 per kg in the wholesale market thanks to drop in supplies due to transportation strike enforced by the 33-pary alliance. According to traders at the Kuleshwar-based fruits wholesale market, fruits like apple, banana, orange, papaya, sweet orangeContinue Reading

At select supermarkets, Brazilian shoppers can now trace the origin of their fruits and vegetables back to the producer with the help of their smartphones, agricultura.ruralbr.com.br reported. The initiative, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Brazilian Supermarket Association (Abras), tracks various phases of transport and food safety efforts using QR codesContinue Reading

A new ethylene-absorbing strip could lend a helping hand to fruit exporters in need of a few extra days to arrive to market. The Dri-Fresh® Fresh-Hold™ EA labels from Sirane can be placed inside of packaging to absord the ethylene naturally produced by a variety of fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes,Continue Reading

Though undetectable for the human eye, mites create major costs for papaya growers who currently rely on pesticides to control the crop-damaging pest. To tackle this tiny, yet expensive intruder, researchers from Universidad Autónoma in Chiapas, Mexico are studying alternative methods of biological pest control. Lead investigator, Dr. Martha Elena DeContinue Reading