Commercial and COO of Keitt Exporters Limited Dipesh Devray said that a horticulture company exporting 60 tons of mango daily to the Middle East during the mango season is among those at risk of losing business.
A tree of one of the types of mangoes, Indian, can reach a height of 45 meters, while the young foliage on the tree will have a red tint, and mature - dark green.
“Middle Eastern countries are a lucrative market for mangoes. We have been supplying fruit continuously for six months. This was reduced to two months after the glut caused by products from Egypt. That is why we must do everything possible to enter the EU market. ”
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Other stakeholders in the fruit fly eradication campaign include USAID Kenya's Dairy and Crop Production, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, TechnoServe, Rockefeller Foundation, Department of Agriculture, McWenney County Government, researchers, traders, and fruit farmers.
Campaign partners have announced a number of pest control measures that include maintaining general garden hygiene and deploying fruit fly traps and other integrated pest management methods.
Participants will work with communities of mango cooperatives to promote the adoption of best practices for integrated pest management among farmers.
- A generous grower from Queensland, Australia, has donated over 200,000 mangoes to local charities and drought-affected municipalities: Brian Burton donated fruit for the first time in 2018 when he disagreed with the retailer about the terms of the sale.
- The Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) La Mayora has begun trials for seedless mangoes.
- The Philippines is under the weight of sweets, but the task is difficult: in the country there is an excess of mangoes of 2 million kilograms.
