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Tonga News : Agriculture Last Updated: 16 Mar 2010 - 08:47 GMT+1300
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Tonga News : Agriculture
Tonga exports 1,600 tonnes of squash for season
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga exported 1,600 tonnes of squash pumpkin to Japan and South Korea at the end of the 2009 squash season this week, said Minolu Nishi Jr, the President of the Tonga Squash Council.
25 Nov 2009, 22:43


Tonga News : Agriculture
Tongan squash exports better quality but smaller harvest
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga's Squash Industry is targeting to export a total of 1,600 tonnes of squash to Japan and South Korea, a decrease from the 2,400 tonnes exported last year, but the harvest quality is good.
23 Oct 2009, 21:52


Tonga News : Agriculture
Tongan health problems caused by eating low quality food
Nuku'alofa, Tonga:
Tonga does not have food insecurity or hunger but rather a problem of eating low-quality food, which causes a high rate of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in opening a display of Tongan food on October 16 for International World Food Day.

19 Oct 2009, 21:58


Tonga News : Agriculture
Tongans to pick almonds in Robinvale
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga's first 50 group of seasonal workers departed Fua'amotu International Airport for Sydney this morning, the first to be recruited from the Pacific under the Pacific Seasonal Pilot Workers scheme to Australia for seven months.
16 Feb 2009, 19:03


Tonga News : Agriculture
Tonga exports good yield of squash
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tongan squash exports shipped a total of 2,200 tonnes of Squash to Japan and South Korea this year.
19 Nov 2008, 11:26


Tonga News : Agriculture
Tonga to send 800 fruit pickers to Australia
Nuku'alofa, Tonga:
800 Tongan Seasonal Workers will leave Tonga to work in the Australian horticultural industry in July 2009.

12 Nov 2008, 18:45


Tonga News : Agriculture
Squash exporter ships good yield for 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga:
Tonga's largest squash exporter, Nishi Trading Company Ltd., is targeting to export a total of 1,200 tonnes of squash to Japan and South Korea, a slight increase from their 900 plus tonnes exported last year.

27 Oct 2008, 19:31


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