Organic Pineapple Working Group

[Organic Pineapple Working Group <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>]

Dear Mr. Zoutewelle:

There is an Organic Pineapple Working Group that is part of the Pineapple Working Group. However, I haven't seen much activity within the group in the past year. I am copying to their listserve and, if the address is still current, you can contact those who subscribe to the group directly through the listserve.

There is some production of organic pineapple in Ghana and Rob Moss is the person I have regular contact with who has told me about organic production in that country.

Dole also produces organic pineapples in Costa Rica. I am copying to a Dole contact there.

Dave Murray, a researcher at the Bathurst Research Station, Bathurst, South Africa, is the person who has done the most research on organic pineapple production practices in South Africa. If there is organic pineapple production there, I expect he will be able to provide contacts there.

There also is organic pineapple production in Nagaland, India. I am copying to Dr. Akali Semi, senior author of the paper "Pineapple Cultivation In North East India – A Prospective Venture; Acta Hort. 902:69-78", which described pineapple production in the area, of which >90% was reported to be organic.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Regards,
Duane Bartholomew

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Subject:	RE: Pineapple Working Group
Date:	Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:13:55 +1000
From:	Sanewski, Garth <Garth.Sanewski AT daff.qld.gov.au>
To:	Henk Zoutewelle <Henk.Zoutewelle AT eosta.com>
CC:	Duane Bartholomew <duaneb AT hawaii.edu>

Hello Mr Zoutewelle

Many thanks for your email.  I believe there is some interest in organic pineapple production and there was at some stage an interest group within the international pineapple community.  I have copied your email to Prof Duane Bartholomew (University of Hawaii) who you might already know.  Duane is editor of the Pineapple News and if my memory serves me well I believe at one stage he did maintain a discussion group on organic pineapple production.  There has been quite a lot of interest in South Africa and that might be a good place to start.  Hopefully Duane might have some contacts for you.  If not please get back to me.

Regards

 

 

Dr Garth M. Sanewski
Centre Leader, Maroochy Research Facility
Agri-Science Queensland
a service of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Telephone 07 54535933 Facsimile 07 54535901
Email garth.sanewski AT daff.qld.gov.au
Website www.dpi.qld.gov.au Business Information Centre 13 25 23
Profitable primary industries for Queensland

 

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From: Henk Zoutewelle [mailto:Henk.Zoutewelle AT eosta.com]
Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012 11:51 PM
To: Sanewski, Garth
Subject: Pineapple Working Group

Dear Mr Sanewski,

 

I noticed Issue No 19, Your news letter of June 2012 on the internet. Great !

 

Do you have with in your network a group that is specialized in Organic Pineapple Production and topics ?

 

I am Product Manager at Eosta – An organic distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables in Europe. Organic Pineapples are an very important product line for us ! See our 2 sites.

 

http://www.eosta.com/

http://www.natureandmore.com/welcome?set_language=en

 

Please revert,

 

Best Regards,

 

Henk Zoutewelle

 

 

 

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