SOURCE: The Hindu Pineapple farmers from Vazhakkulam distributed 10,001 best-quality pineapples free of cost to people in the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency on Tuesday to protest against what they said was a steep fall in demand for the fruit and subsequent dip in prices. “There is nobody to buy the fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Times of India Farmers engaged in banana cultivation are lamenting that the government has left them to fend for themselves after the recent rain coupled with strong winds destroyed hundreds of their banana plants in Trichy district. The gales had destroyed hundreds of banana trees in Lalgudi, Thottiam, Musiri,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Jahnavi R, DHNS, Deccan Herald A city-based biotech lab has developed a desi variety of table-top papaya, which lasts up to two weeks, unlike the regular variety. Developed by Thomas Biotech Lab, the papaya variety, christened ‘Dawn Delight’, grows only up to three or four feet and is bestContinue Reading
SOURCE: The New Indian Express Erratic climatic conditions coupled with the intense heatwave and pest attacks will result in a severe decline in mango yield, stated a farmer. While Horticulture officials are setting up countermeasures, farmers claimed that it is too late for any measure as a large portion ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sandip Das, Financial Express India will soon commence exports of banana and baby corn to Canada, after market access had been approved. According to a statement by the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on Friday, market access for Indian banana and baby corn has been provided to Canada,Continue Reading
SOURCE: East Mojo Assam has started export of jackfruit and green chilli to Dubai from here, officials said on Saturday. The consignment was flagged off by Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anbamuthan MP on Friday evening from Bilasipara town for the Lokapriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport from where it will leave for MumbaiContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sutanuka Ghosal, Economic Times Alphonso mango farmers from the Konkan region have partnered with Innoterra, a Swiss-Indian food and tech platform company to launch their brand, Ekyaam. Derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Ekam,’ which means ‘one’ and represents unity, Ekyaam represents both the status of Alphonso as the oneContinue Reading
SOURCE: K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj, The Hindu There is bad news for mango lovers eagerly awaiting the arrival of the king of fruits; the mango season is delayed by nearly a month and owing to widespread crop damage, the yield is expected to be less than half of the usual. ThisContinue Reading
SOURCE: KA Martin, The Hindu Pineapple prices are moving up with summer season demand rising in the north Indian cities. The price of the raw fruit had gone up to ₹39 and ₹41 (USD 0.51-0.54) a kg and ripe fruit fetched up to ₹44 (USD 0.58) a kg, said JohnContinue Reading
SOURCE: Business Insider One in four women in India don’t have the supplies they need for their period. One startup is turning farm waste into biodegradable pads that could prevent the mountains of plastic trash conventional pads create.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Joymala Bagchi, The India Several sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh are shifting to the banana plantation. Farmers are taking to the banana plantation after facing payment delays and rising input costs in sugarcane cultivation. More than 35 lakh (3.5 million) farmers roughly are stated to be engaged in sugarcaneContinue Reading
SOURCE: Debraj Deb, Indian Express Tripura has decided to start work in mission mode over the next five years to promote the growth of pineapples and jackfruits for facilitating their export to foreign countries after their “augmented” growth figures were still found behind expected numbers. Tripura, which announced queen pineappleContinue Reading