Thai way of plucking durians a new option for Raub farmers
Many durian orchard owners see the trend as a breakthrough for owners to break away from local merchants.
Many durian orchard owners see the trend as a breakthrough for owners to break away from local merchants.
The contest is a platform for Thai farmers to present their coffee beans and strive towards achieving the quality required by the global market.
At the beginning of this month, the prices of Thai mon thong durians fell to between 36 and 48 yuan (177 to 266 baht) per kilo.
BSF Farm ownersaid that raising flies provided innumerable benefits both for the environment and for agriculture.
Thai durians flood the Chinese market from April onwards, ushering in a peak season that spans from May to August.
Nepal is the world’s largest producer of the high-value spice followed by India and Bhutan.
A three-year programme has been taken up to help these farmers use advanced technical knowhow and increase yield.
The Timor-Leste economy is largely dependent on the extraction of oil reserves, which account for around 80 per cent of their GDP.
The hike in the export price index was driven by a rise in coffee prices, which rose 11 per cent.
The Agriculture Ministry has tried to solve the problem through a culling program, but this has so far failed to prop up prices.