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A Pennsylvania agricultural group is offering scholarships starting at $3,000 to students pursuing careers in the state's fruit industry. The program honors a beloved fruit grower known for lifting up his community.
A retired businessman from Kerala tasted dragon fruit in the US and transformed his curiosity into a thriving orchard with over 20 unique varieties. Now he's supplying farmers across India and developing new breeds that could change the future of fruit farming.
No yard? No problem. Urban gardeners are proving you can harvest fresh fruit from the smallest spaces with just containers and sunshine.
A 64-year-old retired tax commissioner transformed his Delhi house into an urban oasis with 400 fruit trees growing over 40 varieties. His green haven fights pollution while inspiring others to bring nature into their own spaces.
Researchers discovered that storing mangoes at 54°F extends freshness for weeks while preserving flavor and nutrients. The breakthrough could reduce food waste and help tropical fruit reach more people worldwide.
Scientists in Panama discovered that adding nitrogen to recovering forests can double their growth and carbon absorption for a decade. This breakthrough could help tropical forests bounce back faster after cattle farming strips nutrients from the soil.
A groundbreaking study of 322 tropical forests shows that reducing poverty directly protects biodiversity. When communities gain access to affordable energy and diverse livelihoods, forests grow richer in tree species.
After four years of failed harvests, a Punjab farmer cracked the code on growing exotic dragon fruit organically. Now he's earning six figures and teaching 25,000 other farmers to do the same.
Indian farmers are turning to dragon fruit as a climate-smart crop that needs little water, produces for 20 years, and meets rising demand from health-conscious consumers. What started as an exotic import is now a homegrown success story reshaping farms across Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
Scientists just discovered that planting trees in the tropics cools Earth far more effectively than planting in northern regions. The breakthrough could help climate projects deliver maximum impact with less land.
Malawi is making remarkable progress in eliminating neglected tropical diseases, treating over 3.2 million people in 2025 with strong results. The country achieved 89% coverage for one disease and is seeing cases decline across multiple illnesses that have trapped communities in poverty for generations.
South Africa just opened a game-changing new market for its farmers, sending 20,000 cartons of premium plums to China with zero tariffs. This breakthrough could double the country's fruit exports and create thousands of rural jobs.
Farmers across India are transforming barren land into thriving dragon fruit farms, with some earning up to Rs 2 crore annually from this exotic crop. Their innovative techniques prove that with patience and the right approach, agricultural success can last decades.
Harvard and Princeton researchers have published the first complete wiring diagram of a fruit fly's entire nervous system, revealing how 160,000 neurons connect to control complex behaviors. The free online tool could unlock new understanding of how all nervous systems work.
An international team created the first complete wiring diagram of a fruit fly's nervous system, revealing that complex behaviors emerge from teamwork between brain and body circuits rather than a single command center. The breakthrough gives researchers a powerful new tool to understand how all nervous systems work.
A family-run orchard in Yucatán just cracked open a brand new market for mamey, shipping two tonnes of the sweet tropical fruit to the United Kingdom for the first time ever. The milestone took more than two years of navigating strict requirements but opens doors for thousands of Mexican farmers.
Rwanda's Western Province is planting millions of fruit trees to tackle child malnutrition, with one district already putting 290,000 trees in the ground. The national initiative aims to give every household five fruit trees loaded with vitamins that could help cut child stunting rates.
Move over, kale. Fruit is becoming the star ingredient reshaping how we eat, drink, and celebrate small joys throughout our day.
Scientists studied 200,000 people and found that eating fruit daily protects your lungs from pollution damage, even if you can't avoid dirty air. Women who ate four servings daily showed the strongest protection against declining lung function.
A single pest detection in Auckland sparked a rapid response that saved New Zealand's $9.2 billion horticulture industry from disaster. Six weeks later, the country is officially fruit fly free again.
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