Post Archive
Australian treatment could have saved Europe's E. coli victims
An Australian scientist says an E. coli treatment was developed in the 90's but no one was interested in commercializing it.
June 09 , 2011
Kenyan farmers produce 'pomato' plants to improve land use
Kenyan farmers have bred a 'pomato' plant in a bid to improve land use and fight hunger.
June 09 , 2011
Market Pulse week 22 — 2011
Southern Hemisphere apples faced strong competition with stonefruit in Europe, but scarce domestic apple supply favored sales.
June 08 , 2011
Peru's mango exports double in first four months of 2011
Peru has boosted its mango exports in 2011 with the pulp category taking a high proportion of sales.
June 08 , 2011
SH fruit exporters continue to fall behind in currency competitiveness
Argentina was the only major Southern Hemisphere fruit exporter to gain currency competitiveness in the last year.
June 08 , 2011
Abused Argentine lemon workers to receive compensation
Outsourcing contracts in Argentina's citrus industry have been put under the spotlight following a recent 'slave labor' case.
June 08 , 2011
Mexico: strawberries to follow avocado success
Mexico's agricultural secretary has forecast growth for strawberries and avocadoes in destination markets.
June 08 , 2011
Uruguayan scientists find apple decay pathogen fighter
An Antarctic micro-organism could be used to combat apple decay in cold storage.
June 07 , 2011
Aussie ag optimism drops slightly, Rabobank survey shows
Australia's agricultural confidence has fallen in the second quarter, but improvement was seen in Queensland and Tasmania.
June 07 , 2011
Chile: 8,000 protesters march for agricultural reform
Thousands protested in Chile yesterday urging the government for change.
June 07 , 2011
