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Distance no barrier: How South Africa fits Singapore’s food security blueprint
JOHANNESBURG: From his farm in Paarl, Western Cape, Altus Kirsten exports grapes and blueberries to Singapore, a market he describes…
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Asia
Sabah’s locally grown avocados gain attention as potential major export
TAWAU, Sabah: The East Malaysian state of Sabah is well known for its diverse range of tropical fruits, many of…
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Asia
Bali’s snake fruit farmers face economic hurdles despite global honour for agricultural system
BALI: Tucked away in Karangasem, the driest region on the island of Bali, is a prized agroforestry system cultivating the…
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Asia
Shine Muscat grapes in Singapore safe to eat, says SFA after Thai contamination concerns
SINGAPORE: Shine Muscat grapes available in Singapore are safe to eat, with the fruit subject to tests for pesticides and…
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Germany
Spanish strawberry farming will ‘devastate’ wetlands, warn scientists
In March, the regional government passed a bill legalising the informal land occupation for intenstive irrigated strawberry farming. Strawberry cultivation…
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United States
Scientists want to sterilise insects to protect our food crops
Fruit flies destroyed ‘more than half the berries’ on this farm but scientists may have found a way to stop…
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Germany
Spanish strawberry growers slam German activists’ call for a boycott
Farmers have called the campaign for a Spanish strawberry boycott ‘insidious and damaging’. Spanish strawberry growers have criticised a German consumer…
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