Les principales destinations pour la commercialisation des fruits exotiques colombiens sont l’Europe, l’Asie et l’Amérique du Nord ainsi que l’Amérique latine. Selon les informations de TradeMap, avec des estimations Proexport, la Colombie avait une part de 45,8% du total exporté par la région en 2011, pour atteindre USD 95,3 millions. Physalis, gulupa, les bananes, la […]
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Netherlands invests over 5 billion naira in Nigeria’s agriculture
The Netherlands is investing over 26 million Euros – over 5.3 billion naira – in Nigeria’s agric business for thousands of Nigerians, the Dutch ambassador to Nigeria, Bert Ronhaar, has said. Mr Ronhaar, who made this known when the special advocate on financial inclusion for development to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Princess Maxima […]
Argentine lemon crop will fall in 2012
ARGENTINE lemon production for 2011/12 is expected to fall 10.7% on previous year figures to 1.25 million tonnes, according to the Argentine Citrus Federation (Federcitrus). Total lemon exports are forecast at 220 000 tonnes, compared with 223 000 tonnes in 2010/11. In an interview with portalfruticola, Jorge Amigo, manager of Federcitrus, explained that despite the […]
Strong rand is bad news for South African traders
SOUTH Africa’s pears are looking healthy as the processing season approaches, but currency concerns are likely to afflict the produce’s competitiveness. A local source said that the crop outlook is good, despite some unusual rain: “We have had good weather, but also awkward weather, with some rain early in the season. Overall it is OK, […]
Breeders Trust wins arbitration case illegal trade in undersized propagating material to Germany
Breeders Trust has been vindicated in an arbitration case against a Dutch seed potato grower who has been shown to have illegally sold undersized potatoes as propagation material to Germany. The case is of importance because this verdict is unique in the seed potato sector, says Geert Staring, general director of Breeders Trust, based in […]