SOURCE: Gerald Andae, Business Daily Africa Malaysia and India are the latest big buyers eyeing Kenya’s avocado after China as the fruit continues to attract more international markets. The Business Daily has learnt that officials from Malaysia are currently in the country carrying out a pest risk analysis on theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matrubhumi Many farmers in hilly areas of Kerala have found solace in fruit farming, exasperated by skyrocketing operational expenses for cash crops. Even rubber cultivators have switched to fruit farming. While those who are first into agriculture also seem interested in fruit cultivation as the activities related are notContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), which steps into its 30th year, will introduce two new Grand Naine banana varieties during the course of the year, according to its Director S. Uma. The center would release the two varieties that are resistant to wilt and viralContinue Reading
SOURCE: Business Today India’s banana exports have jumped manifold in the past nine years, confirmed Union Minister Piyush Goyal. The minister said that the banana exports jumped 703 per cent in value terms from Rs 26 crore (USD 3.2million) in April-May 2013 to Rs 213 crore (USD 26.7million) in April-MayContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tiki Rajwi, The Hindu Athelia rolfsii, a soil-borne fungal pathogen, is a major threat to several crops and was found in jackfruit samples collected from three districts. Compared to other fruits, jackfruit is considered relatively free of diseases, but now, researchers at the Integrated Farming Systems Research Station (IFSRS),Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has launched a study into what appears to be a viral infection in pineapple plants in the Palakuzha area near Vazhakulam. University sources said samples of the affected plants had been collected and they were being tested to identify the problem. TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: A. M. Jigeesh, The Hindu Following the footsteps of the Gujarat and Haryana Governments, the Centre has decided to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit, known as a “super fruit” for its health benefits. The Centre feels that considering the cost effectiveness and global demand for the fruit dueContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jahnavi T. R., The Hindu Traders say supply crunch occurred as many farmers gave up on cultivating bananas as they received some of the lowest prices ever during the two years of COVID-19. Usually a staple fruit in most households, buying bananas now will burn a hole in theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sanjay Kumar, Arab News Mango season is eagerly awaited in India, where no other fruit can sweeten the long summer days and replenish the soul. But not this year after unprecedented heat waves devastated the crops. The fruit features in Indian poetry, and is also a tool of diplomacy,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Nalla Babu, Times of India Mango jelly production in state has declined by around 60 per cent in this season due to low production of the fruit in parts of the state. Bheemali village in L Kota mandal of Vizianagaram district is popular for its ethnic sweet called mangoContinue Reading
SOURCE: Dr Poonam Batra, Krishi Jagran Black thrips (Thrips parvispinus), a highly polyphagous pest has become a major insect pest in recent days for chili and capsicum crops in India. It is an invasive insect species from Indonesia and was first reported in 2015 on a papaya plantation in Bengaluru,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Shweta Segar, India Times Indian summers are incomplete without mangoes. Eating mangoes, and sitting by the coolers, while the sun scorches outdoors, is unarguably among the fondest childhood memories of every Indian. Stalls and carts overflow with different varieties and summer holidays are spent gorging on this yellow, pulpyContinue Reading