USA: Illinois researchers to develop gender-bending papayas

Nov 2, 2009 - stltoday.com

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received a $3.1 million National Science Foundation grant they hope will fund research that leads to the development of papayas that only produce hermaphrodite offspring. ... read more...

India: Lucknow farmers benefiting from papaya farming

Lucknow, Nov. 9 (ANI): Farmers in Lucknow have taken up papaya cultivation believing it to be a lucrative option over other crops. “Every 3-4th day, we are dispatching seven to eight quintals of papaya while rest of the fruit will give dividends by November only. It is a lucrative option,” said Ashish Mishra, a papaya farmer. ... read more...

USA: September Papaya Harvest Improves

WASHINGTON - Nov 10/09 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.39 million pounds for September 2009, up 3% from August but 3% lower than September 2008, according to the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.

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David will be in Japan! Any requests?

by David Ivanovic

I'll be in Japan for a couple of days, and I'll take that opportunity to meet some key players involved in exotics product imports and to share with you how they are marketed in this 130 million people market.

Mata!

Uganda asks farmers to grow pawpaw for Papain

July 19, 2009 - Uganda Pulse

The Minister of State for Agriculture, Henry Bagiire has advised farmers in Uganda to start growing pawpaw on large scale. He says the international demand for Pawpaw juice or papain is on the rise. Bagiire says papain, which is extracted from the lattice juice of paw-paws is used in many countries as a meat tenderizer. It is also used ... read more...

Brazilian papayas set for crop recovery

July 15, 2009 - Fruitnet.com

Brazilian papaya imports are anticipated to bounce back to their pre-winter level by September with a strong deal set to shape the remainder of 2009, following lower-than-expected volume in July caused by ... read more...

Ghana: Export Market Exists For Pawpaw

July 13, 2009 - Graphic Ghana

Ghana has great potential to reap higher foreign exchange from the exports of pawpaw (papaya) and needs to step up investments in the area. Currently, the world’s fourth largest exporter of the produce to the European Union (EU) market, the country still has enormous room to improve production and overtake major exporters such as Brazil and Ecuador, given Ghana’s favourable soil texture and fertility, as well as cost-effective production and export advantage it enjoys. ... read more...