SOURCE: Ida Lim, Malay Mail Coconut was what Malaysians ate the most in terms of weight in 2020 out of 14 fruits included in an official study, with the second being durians. In the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) report released today, the per capita consumption or the yearly individualContinue Reading
The Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR), University of Malaya, is delighted to announce that the Malaysia National Banana Congress 2021 (MNBC2021) will be held on 7-8 September 2021. Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Star It is becoming a trend to sell products and goods via social media platforms, especially since the country was hit by Covid-19 and came under the first movement control order on March 18, 2020. Durian traders have also jumped on the online bandwagon to market the kingContinue Reading
SOURCE: Selina Xu, Bloomberg Malaysian durians have topped fruit and vegetable presales at a big Chinese retail festival, showing the pulling power of the pungent delicacy. The top-selling variety at JD.com’s 618 festival — China’s second-largest shopping event after Alibaba’s Singles’ Day — was the Sultan durian from Pahang state,Continue Reading
Durian, which used to be a normal meal of the people, just like rambutans and mangosteens, is now beyond the reach of the common man. It has been promoted as the king of fruits not so much because of its taste or medicinal value, but more because its price isContinue Reading
SOURCE: Malay Mail The online sale of Harumanis mangoes received an encouraging response, with a sales value of RM22 million from April until May 5, said Agriculture Department director-general, Datuk Mohd Nasir Warris. During the period, he said that the production of Harumanis by 2,415 farmers under the Agriculture DepartmentContinue Reading
The Malaysian National Fruit Conference (Buah 2021) was successfully organized virtually by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in collaboration with International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) from the 6th to 8th April 2021.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Avila Geraldine, New Straits Times A team of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) researchers has taken the initiative to teach Tamparuli villagers how to transform overripe pineapples into vinegar products through technology intervention. The team consisting food technologists and scientists from various disciplines, had last month, gone to Kampung RungusContinue Reading
Penang’s durian season will be late this year but better quality fruits are expected when they start falling in May.Continue Reading
A long lockdown has slowed domestic demand for durians and left traders more reliant on China’s appetite for the world’s smelliest fruit.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Remar Nordin, Star Online The current monsoon season has not affected the pineapple production in Alor Bukit, Pontian, as farmers made preparations from as early as October to face such weather before the season started. According to pineapple farmer Khalit Kasmoin, 64, their only issue with rain was thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Ebrahim Harris, Reuters Malaysian researchers have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make a strong material that can be used to build the frames for unmanned aircraft, or drones. The project, headed by Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan at Malaysia’s PutraContinue Reading