Nigerian growers try to leverage apples for export
In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported

Deadly mudslides do not affect Brazil’s export fruit
While Brazil mourns the loss of 65 people, following a deadly mud slides amidst a record downpour of 682 mm of rain, export fruit has not been affected. According to According to Jorge de Souza,

Equifruit’s Jennie Coleman named Globe and Mail 2023 Changemaker
Jennie Coleman, president of Canadian Fairtrade banana company Equifruit, has been named one of the winners of this year’s Globe and Mail Changemakers Award. The award recognises emerging

Caxias is the largest producer of fruit and vegetables in Rio Grande do Sul
Production from Caxias do Sul will be celebrated from this Friday at the Festa das Colheitas. The main fruit, featured in this festival continues to have the largest cultivated area in the

Cold weather pushes Mexican colored bell pepper peak production back
Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed