Plantations International

Kenya intends to double the export of avocados by Sh15 billion up to Sh30 billion each year in the coming five years due to an increase in demand for this country's avocados in the international market. Ernest Muthomi, Chief Executive Officer of Avocado Society of Kenya (ASK) says that Kenya wants to increase its markets of interest globally, after it landed its China market last year. The first deliveries being delivered between the months of July and August. "We hope to see the nation gets Sh30 billion annually through avocado farming over the coming five years. At present, the production of [...]

Following the successful exports of a variety of fruit and vegetables, including watermelon, guava and tomato - the first shipment of bananas in green is headed for Malaysia coming from Chattogram Port. Sattar International, a Chattogram-based exporter of fruit and vegetable and exporter, has shipped 4.5 tonnes of green bananas in the Bogura's Shibganj to Malaysia with containers that are reefer-proof. Towhidul Islam, managing director for Sky-sea Land Shipping Line, clearing and forwarding agent for Sattar International, stated that the vessel that is carrying the consignment of bananas worth $6,000, is set to depart towards the Malaysian port of Port Kelang [...]

Michael Swaby of Crescent, St. Mary, Jamaica is passionate about cultivating coconuts from the time he was seventeen years old. He was a coconut farmer in November 2022 when Michael was nominated to this title of the Coconut Industry Board for his sustainability practices used at his 38-acre farm. Then, he was voted as by the World's Best Innovative Coconut Farmer during the 50th International COCOTECH Conference (ICC) as well as Exhibition that was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Swaby was a participant in training for regional areas that was provided by CIB in conjunction with Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development [...]

"The importance of the cuticle regardless of whether it's attached to the fruits, seeds or leaves, is crucial for health of the plant and results in healthful plants as well as high-quality fruits. The cuticle, however, can be damaged by biotic or environmental stresses" claims Luis Hernandez, CEO at Cultiva. Cultiva is an US business that has spent in the last decade revolutionizing cuticle care and maintenance for crops grown in agriculture, which includes fresh fruit and vegetables. According to Cultiva's official site, Parka(r) as is the most popular product, and launched in 2013 built on proprietary technology called SureSeal(tm). SureSeal [...]

Researchers from researchers at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Brazil have created an electrochemical device made from kraft paper which detects the presence of pesticides in fruits and vegetables in real-time when coupled with the electronic gadget. For an apple or a cabbage for instance it detects carbendazim which is a popular fungicide employed in Brazil although it has been restricted. The latest device is extremely sensitive and is similar to diabetes glucometers that diabetics use to monitor blood sugar levels but the outcomes of food-based scanning for pesticides can be shown on a smartphone. "In the tests we [...]

The German discounter Lidl expressed its opinion on paying higher prices and is known as "living wage" for bananas "Lidl is currently working on a new significant milestone for its banana selection in collaboration with Fairtrade as well as the world-renowned Fairtrade certification firm Flocert Lidl will become the first retail store in Germany to provide customers exclusively bananas made from plantations in which Lidl will also pay a premium, which is the"living wage" reference rate for the workers of the production countries , while the retail cost remains the identical. It allows Lidl to shift into "Living Wage" bananas," the [...]