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January 19, 2026 | The Nation |Thailand has registered “Wiang Kaen pomelo,” a signature fruit from Chiang Rai’s Ngao River basin, as the province’s ninth geographical indication (GI) product, accordin

January 21, 2026 | ABC News |Growers in Australia’s Northern Territory fear that allowing pomelo imports from Vietnam will undercut local prices and threaten biosecurity, particularly through the poss

January 08, 2026 | IPB University | Rambutan, traditionally abundant at year’s end, has become scarce, prompting public concern. According to Prof. Sobir, a tropical fruit expert from IPB University,

January 11, 2026 | Daily Nation | A 23-year-old farmer, Musyoki Ndasya, manages a 22-acre mango plantation in Machakos County inherited from his grandfather, with about 2,000 mango trees producing up

December 23, 2025 | ABC News | Despite rain-delayed harvests and uneven yields across regions, Queensland lychees are delivering exceptional quality this summer, according to wholesalers and growers.

January 02, 2026 | Taipei Times | The Taiwan Banana Research Institute has developed a new banana variety, Tai-Chiao No. 9 (TC9), with strong resistance to Panama disease, a major global threat to ban

December 14, 2025 | Times of India | A farmer in Punjab’s Barnala district has successfully transformed his livelihood by shifting to dragon fruit cultivation. Satnam Singh began growing dragon fruit

December 08, 2025 | VnExpress | Severe flooding in central Lam Dong province devastated off-season dragon fruit orchards after heavy rains and reservoir discharges caused water levels to rise rapidly.

November 15, 2025 | The Express Newspaper | Lychee farming is expanding in Queensland’s Tablelands and the Mareeba–Dimbulah Irrigation Area, where about 40 farms operate. According to the Department o

November 19, 2025 | malay mail | Penang is expanding its food security strategy by introducing an urban farming program to grow organic pineapples in non-traditional spaces, such as high-rise building

October 02, 2025 | Growing Produce | Florida’s avocado industry is facing a growing threat from avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), a highly damaging disease that can deform fruit, stunt tree growth, an

November 18, 2025 | Jamaica Information Service | The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaicans can still purchase coconut water from the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in Kingston. CIB Chief E