Indonesia will no longer impose anti-dumping duties on banana imports from the Philippines, its trade minister said Tuesday. Following bilateral trade talks in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the termination of the anti-dumping duties began yesterday. “As a symbolic gift toContinue Reading
A Thailand supermarket came up with a genius way to reduce plastic packaging: wrap its produce in banana leaves instead. The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, posted photos of the banana leaf packaging toContinue Reading
In an attempt to restrict the spread of the destructive Panama disease TR4 in Australia, the Queensland government recently granted the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) AUD$12.1 million (over USD 8 million) in funding. However, starting this July it has asked that a cost-sharing arrangement be made between itselfContinue Reading
After a two-hour drive from Nyeri, we arrive at Elijah Muriithi’s farm in Kiamuruga village, Kirinyaga County, which is literally littered with bananas. The farmer has been growing bananas for the past 31 years, but for all those years, he has never been as unhappy as he is now.Continue Reading
Cotton is the king of natural fibers, but its large water footprint can create problems in areas where it’s grown. Can Swiss experiments with fibers from banana stem, nettle, wood or flax offer better alternatives? India is one of the world’s largest cotton producers and exporters. However, the CottonContinue Reading
Following on from beetroot burgers and jackfruit curries, the next star of the vegan “meat” world hails from the gardens of south-east Asia and looks somewhat like an artichoke. Banana blossom, also known as a “banana heart”, is a fleshy, purple-skinned flower, shaped like a tear, which grows atContinue Reading
After the heavy rains and floods, banana growers have returned to the Argentine market, which is demanding quality products. The sector is resuming export of 2,800 tons a week to Argentina, but now it must compete against the banana of Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Ecuador, which has a higher qualityContinue Reading
The world’s first crop of bananas grown without soil was harvested, as part of an effort to stem the spread of a deadly fungus that threatens the future of the fruit. Scientists and researchers are trying to stop Panama disease, a soil-dwelling fungus that is devastating plantations around theContinue Reading
A delayed shipment of bananas from Mexico and Ecuador has left some Countdown supermarkets low on the country’s favorite fruit. A Countdown spokesperson told 1 NEWS that a shipping route change is to blame, putting pressure on how many bananas the supermarket chain has in stock. “We’re currentlyContinue Reading
A container carrying 21 tonnes of the Grand Naine variety of banana from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district will leave Kochi port on November 1 on a sea voyage of 24 days to the Port of Trieste, Italy. With this, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday formally commenced export of bananaContinue Reading
The weather is hot as Miriam Njambi and her two workers walk through coffee bushes to her banana plantation in Kigumo, Murang’a County. Armed with a machete and gunny bags, Miriam, a retired teacher, and the two workers are on a mission to harvest bananas for sale. NotContinue Reading
Ecuador, the world’s largest banana exporter, is urging Latin American producers to fight German supermarket chain Aldi’s bid to pay one euro less per case in 2019. “We must organize a front of all producing countries in the region to stop Aldi from applying this unfair measure,” EcuadoranContinue Reading
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