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Mexican mango exporter confident for return to U.S. market

After a Salmonella alert last year, Agrícola Daniella is ready to send its mangoes to the U.S. market again.
July 09 , 2013

Argentina works to improve raspberry, blackberry production

Patagonia Fine Fruit Growers in Argentina hopes to push local berry consumption back up.
July 09 , 2013

Chile: banana flour creates potential for fruit waste

Chilean researchers have turned ripe bananas into a nutritional flour with vast possibilities.
July 08 , 2013

Opinion: students speak up on agriculture education

Agriculture student Keron Bascombe expresses frustrations and possibilities for those learning the trade.
July 08 , 2013

Oceania attracts Peruvian passion fruit

Peru's Lambayeque has enjoyed a sharp increase in passion fruit pulp exports.
July 05 , 2013

India implements expansive food subsidy plan

India's new food security bill could provide relief to the poor, but can the nation's infrastructure handle it?
July 05 , 2013

Cassava 'revolution' takes off in Mozambique

Traditionally a subsistence crop, cassavas could gain a greater role in horticultural trade thanks to new technology.
July 04 , 2013

U.S.: Florida takes on pest traceability, management

Invasive species like spotted-wing drosophila have kept Florida researchers and agriculture on their toes.
July 03 , 2013

Teen creates bio-plastic from banana peels

Sixteen-year-old Elif Bilgin had made a non-decaying plastic from banana peels.
July 02 , 2013

Europe's School Fruit Scheme makes big impact on kids and families

Budget cuts are the order of the day in Europe, but Freshfel is upbeat about a possible rise in funds for the School Fruit Scheme.
July 02 , 2013

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