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Next decade to prove fruitful for growers, claims economist

Oliver Flake told PMA Fresh Connections Southern Africa about the gains to be had in developing markets.
August 23 , 2012

U.S.: Kingston adds Brazil to mango import program

U.S. distributor Kingston & Associates continues to expand its import scope with mangoes from Brazil.
August 21 , 2012

Kiwifruit milestone for southern India

Researchers have successfully grown kiwifruit for the first time in southern India but yields are still low.
August 21 , 2012

Australia: the implications of NT's banana quarantine lift

Australian banana growers are concerned for the spread of the devastating Panama Race 4 disease.
August 20 , 2012

Costa Rica eyes up EFTA fruit export potential

Costa Rica believes bananas and pineapples are ripe for export development in Norway and Switzerland.
August 17 , 2012

Opinion: nanofilm holds key to extending South Asia's fruit shelf life

K.S. Subramanian discusses a joint Indian-Sri Lankan-Canadian project to improve packaging technology.
August 17 , 2012

U.S.: APHIS lowers tomato trap quarantine requirements

U.S. authorities have changed the rules for tomato leafminer prevention in exporting countries.
August 16 , 2012

Mexican Black Sigatoka control project hits financial roadblock

Mexican researchers have developed microorganisms that fight a banana disease but lack the funding for field tests.
August 16 , 2012

Ausveg welcomes manufacturing and farming program

A new program has been launched to boost ties between Australian politicians, farmers and manufacturers.
August 15 , 2012

Mexico hopes to extend litchi season with new cultivar

Mexico's agriculture ministry is supporting a new late-maturing cultivar to help diversify litchi production.
August 15 , 2012

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