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July 10, 2024 | The Hindu | In Dindigul district, A. Susaimanickam from Velankannipuram successfully grows dragon fruits on his one-acre farm at Sirumalai's foothills. Transitioning from grapes du

July 11, 2024 | The Jakarta Post | The Ministry of Industry is establishing new departments within the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) to develop Indonesia's cocoa and coconut

July 11, 2024 | The Business Post | The government distributed 3,40,000 coconut saplings worth Tk 4.68 crore to 68,000 marginal farmers in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, and Narail districts last financi

July 09, 2024 | Viet Nam News | Hanoi is focusing on expanding pomelo cultivation with special varieties to enhance quality and increase exports. Currently, the city boasts nearly 10,000 hectares dedi

June 25, 2024 | economynext | The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) aims for a 3-5% increase in coconut productivity despite La Niña. Administrator Dexter Respicio Buted highlighted the resilience of

June 08, 2024 | VnExpress | Rising saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta threatens crops like durian and rambutan, with increasing salinity impacting their growth and productivity. Durian and rambut

June 13, 2024 | Post Courier | Kokonas Indastri Koperesen (KIK) in Papua New Guinea plans to plant 500,000 coconut seedlings this year, part of a larger effort that has seen 1 million trees planted ov

June 13, 2024 | The New Times | The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and FAO launched a nationwide campaign in Rwanda against mango mealybugs, which severely affect mango crops,

May 20, 2024 | Times of India | At the Goa Mango Fest, Director of Agriculture Neville Alphonso emphasized the urgent need for adopting new technologies and training farmers to combat the adverse effe

May 03, 2024 | The straitstimes | Malaysia's current heatwave, attributed to the El Niño phenomenon, is expected to significantly impact various crops. The durian industry, particularly the Musang

May 16, 2024 | WINK News | Greening Disease has devastated the citrus industry, and now Laurel Wilt is posing a threat to avocado trees in Florida. Over 140,000 avocado trees have succumbed to the fun

May 21, 2024 | The Tribune India | The cultivation of dragon fruit, a cactus with significant potential for high returns in water-scarce areas, is gaining traction among fruit-growers in the lower Kan