Adora, the dark brown tomato that took FLIA silver in Berlin

Specialty tomatoes are an extremely competitive space, but a French breeder has managed to capture the public's attention with its marmande variety Adora.

February 16 , 2018

First citrus trees appeared in the Himalayan foothills, scientists says

They believe that when the climate changed millions of years ago, bringing weaker monsoons and drier weather, the plants were able to spread out of the Himalayas and throughout southeast Asia.

February 12 , 2018

South African apple exports set to drop 8% in 'challenging' season

The start of the pome fruit season is also running about 10 days later compared to last year.

February 06 , 2018

Israel: Orri Jaffa mandarins now grown using only biological controls

Around 11,000 hectares of Israeli citrus groves are not protected using biocontrols, including STI, biological insecticides and bait stations.

February 02 , 2018

Chile: Positive trial results for South African-bred blush pear

The Cape Rose variety has performed well in terms of size, firmness and sweetness.

January 30 , 2018

Mexico: Revamped Chiquita shipping service reaps dividends for Port Chiapas

The port's container movement has gone from just 264 in 2016 to 47,702 TEUs last year.

January 29 , 2018

NZ: Enzed Exotics' first kiwano exports of 2018 set sail for the U.S.

For those who haven’t tried a kiwano, Enzed Exotics' Vanessa Hutchings said the fruit had a unique flavor with notes of banana, passion fruit and lime.

January 22 , 2018