Tana River-based mango pulp manufacturer, Galole Fruit Processing Factory, is back in operation after years of being dormant. The factory, which has been revived at a cost about Sh67 million (USD 116k), will now diversify its operations, incorporating a Sh5.4 million bottled water processing plant with the capacity toContinue Reading
Malawi mangoes, grown in their namesake African country by a European-African firm, Malawi Mangoes Ltd, are being marketed as “99 per cent similar” to the Ratnagiri Hapus. 37-year-old Aneesh Pandey, a fruit retailer, was among a group of buyers waiting for the first consignment of mangoes from Africa atContinue Reading
It is another mango season and as expected, markets are flooded with the fruits, with a majority going for a song. But as some farmers enjoy the boom, last week I visited a mango farmer in Makueni who feared losing his fruits because of increased disease infestation. Diseases often leadContinue Reading
Pakistan is anticipating to make record high mango exports of over 120,000 tons in the ongoing year 2019 as higher production and significant rupee depreciation helped push export volumes at a time when exports of many other goods remain sluggish. “Pakistan made record-high exports of around 120,000 tons ofContinue Reading
Cambodian mangoes could soon be consumed in Japan with the Cambodian government recently requesting Japanese authorities to accelerate the process of greenlighting imports of the fruit. If Japanese authorities accept Cambodia’s request, Japan would become one of the few East Asian countries importing Cambodian mangoes. South Korea will receiveContinue Reading
Traders, farmers and other stakeholders from 14 counties have formed an association to promote commercial farming of mangoes and bargain for better prices for their members. Association of Kenya Mango Traders (AKMT) founding chief executive Linah Mukami said mainstreaming of the mangoes as a key cash crop will strengthenContinue Reading
With the aim of improving the state of Michoacan’s mango production chain, the Ministry of Rural and Agricultural Food Development (Sedrua) will implement processes and training among producers to improve the market and achieve more competitive sales. In this last season, the price paid to mango producers from MichoacanContinue Reading
President of the NT Mango Industry Association, Leo Skliros, said a number of mango farms, which were busy harvesting, had lost trees to fire during a horror few days in Darwin’s rural area. “We’ve heard of one farm that’s lost one-third of their property, so probably around 2,000 [mangoContinue Reading
Fruit sellers have complained about the lack of mangoes on the market due to declining production in the last few years. Mangoes are one of the rare fruits, mostly due to local trees that have been affected by ‘strange’ diseases, with only a few professional farmers managing to control them. Continue Reading
A Cebuano research intern in the Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan is taking bioplastic a notch higher. Denxybel Montinola, 23, a graduate of Bachelor in Science in Applied Physics of the University of San Carlos (USC) is showcasing his bioplastic derived from mango peelsContinue Reading
For Ismail Hossain, 45, rice farming twice a year has been a tradition for generations and the only source of income for his family of five. Two years ago, the Muslim father of three decided to quit traditional rice farming in favor of mangoes, so he planted mango saplings allContinue Reading
Pakistan is a major producer of the world’s best and most popular mangoes, ranking the 4th largest in the world with an annual output of around 1.8 million tons. The sweet and juicy mangoes earn its reputation in European and Gulf countries and serves as a main pillar of Pakistan’sContinue Reading
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