For West African mango growers, a small pest is the biggest enemy: the fruit fly. Since the arrival of Bactrocera dorsalis—a highly invasive species of fruit fly native to Asia—in 2005, mango growers have lost over 50 percent of their orchards by the middle of the season each year. AsContinue Reading
Khousabung in Churachandpur district, which is hosting the 11th State Level Pineapple Festival, will have a food processing unit with cold storage facility. Inaugurating the festival on Thursday, Manipur chief minister Biren Singh announced that Khousabung would be included in the list of selected sites for a food processing unit.Continue Reading
Local firm Confirel plans to export 500 tonnes of keo romeat mango to the European Union towards the end of the year. It will be the company’s first shipment to the EU, Cambodia’s second largest export market. Hay Ly Eang, chairman of Confirel, said they have beenContinue Reading
A South Korean business group is interested in importing 50 tons per week of premium mangoes from key growing regions like Soccsksargen, Zambales and Guimaras, an order equivalent to the Philippines’ entire output of premium-grade fruit, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said. “It’s a Korean business group that would likeContinue Reading
In the Central Valley of Togo, a mango grower named Yacuobuo started killing his trees due to fruit-fly infestation that has decimated his crop over the past three years. In this main mango-growing region of Africa, many other small farmers face the same dilemma. And their loss extendsContinue Reading
The study was carried out on 24 postmenstrual women, who consumed two cups (330 grams) of mango every day for two weeks, after which they resumed their normal diet, eliminating any mango consumption from their diet. Researchers found that systolic blood pressure was significantly lower two hours after mango intake,Continue Reading
Nature’s wrath has rendered a big blow to mango output in Uttar Pradesh this year, not only hitting the price of the ‘king of fruits’ but also its quality and the quantum of exports. Mango production, which was estimated to be around 50 lakh (5 million) tonnes this year,Continue Reading
The island province that produces one of the world’s sweetest mango varieties is currently hosting the 20th National Mango Congress. Ramon Marañon, chairperson of the Guimaras Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (Guimaras PAFC), said this year’s theme is focused on increasing local mango productivity through the collaborative effort of localContinue Reading
The 2017/2018 Australian mango season was the biggest on record, with more than 10 million trays picked across the country for the first time. The Northern Territory supplied the most mangoes to market, with a 48 per cent share of the national crop. Queensland’s farmers produced 47Continue Reading
Reports attributing the Nipah virus outbreak to fruit bats (herbivorous bats which chiefly consume fruits) has come as a dampener for fruit vendors, especially those selling mangoes. According to a report in the BBC, fruit bats are considered to be the natural host of the virus. Health officialsContinue Reading
If mango is the king of fruits, the Alphonso variety is the king among mangoes due to its taste, attractive colour and moderate size. However, horticultural scientists are in the process of developing another elite mango variety, which is said to be superior to Alphonso. What is a matterContinue Reading
South Australia has strengthened its import requirements, following the discovery of fruit fly larvae in four consignments of Queensland mangoes sent to South Australia during the summer harvest, which threatened its fruit fly-free status. The reforms include a ban on fruit that has been heat-treated as well asContinue Reading
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