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Little Blue Dynamos
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June 01 , 2012
Australia calls on Taiwan to keep cherry cold treatment protocol
Taiwan has threatened to cut off Australia's cold treatment cherry export option if it is not used this year.
June 01 , 2012
Bangladesh mangoes hit by black spot cracking disease
Mango production in a key Bangladesh growing area is expected to drop dramatically due to splitting problems.
June 01 , 2012
The Packaging Pitch: most QR code users forget marketing 101
Packaging expert Lisa Cork looks at why the innovative QR code technology has been misused by so many.
June 01 , 2012
South Asian-Canadian project testing nano-film effects on shelf life
Researchers from India, Sri Lanka and Canada are testing nano-film with the aim of reducing post harvest losses.
June 01 , 2012
South Africa: quad bike patrol gets the better of fruit fly pests
Spraying chemicals by air is not the only option, as a South African father and son quad bike team have proved.
June 01 , 2012
India gives green light to Peruvian asparagus, avocados
Peru will now have a new outlet for its avocado and asparagus production following Indian market entry approval.
May 31 , 2012
China tightens organic certification leeway
Many fresh produce exporters to China may soon need to remove the word "organic" from their labels.
May 31 , 2012
South African and Peruvian avocado supply saturates European market
South African producers are hoping avocado prices in Europe will bounce back after a clash of supply with Peru.
May 31 , 2012
Horticulture must wean off tillage, says leading scientist
NZ scientist John Baker says horticulture's next big development will be machinery capable of no-tillage seeding.
May 31 , 2012
