"I now have almost more photos of bell peppers than of my two-year-old son"
Michiel van Dillen is familiar to many (former) growers, and in December 2022, he joined Westland Seeds. In the short time since then, he has found his niche and has had the opportunity to meet

Knuspr cracks the million mark in orders
In week 10, the online supermarket Knuspr celebrated a new milestone in the career of the still young company: the millionth order was delivered. The freshly made "order ionaire" also has reason

Planas highlights the great export vocation of green asparagus from Granada
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has visited Huétor Tájar (Granada), where he was able to see the great diversity and strength of the agri-food companies and

ASOEX's Fruit Technology Consortium presents the first 100% Chilean red grape variety
Southern D’Light was announced last Thursday, February 16, on the Field Day of the Fruit Technological Consortium's Table Grape Genetic Improvement Program. This 100% Chilean red grape was

New interpretative leaflet on banana/banana quality standards
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has published the new "Interpretative Leaflet on Banana Quality Standards" on which ASPROCAN has been working for the last three

Fairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
New research on Ghanaian and Colombian banana workers in UK retail supply chains has shown that the Fairtrade Premium plays an important role in achieving living wages. On top of the price that

Why is this year’s market better for Long English cucumbers?
It's quite a different situation for Long English cucumbers this year. "Last year was a tough year for the cucumber crop. Not in terms of quality, but we just had a flooded market," says Jeff

After takeovers, Belgian fruit snacks company fully focused on growth in Germany and the Netherlands
Fruit at work: not the done thing during the pandemic when working from home became the norm. Yet, Belgian company Fruitsnacks, which specializes in this, weathered the crisis, even acquiring five

Fairtrade and ICT strengthen ties
Fairtrade and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have announced an expanded partnership aimed at helping farmers and agricultural workers to diversify and access new markets, achieve the United

In the Union, 50% of management positions are held by women.
The Union remains committed to equality. With 1,453 employees at present, women account for 54% of the workforce at La Unión. Among the many positions they occupy, those filled in management

Study: What can organic do besides raw food?
What distinguishes organic from conventional farming, when is a product actually organic and how are the animals on organic farms? In the project "Authenticity and Trust in Organic Food", an

Vicasol: "Thanks to you, our sector is where it is".
The first grade cooperative from Almeria, Vicasol, has organised the 8th Equality Day, which this year is entitled: 'Everything begins with you'. The aim of the event is to promote self-care and

Sakata's commitment to gender equality
During the first year of this Equality Plan, Sakata has promoted actions aimed at equal opportunities in the workplace. The first step, a training plan on equality awareness, which all the

Agrícola Navarro de Haro presents the 'Women Cultivating the Future' Awards
María Lucía Bautista Martínez and Belén Collado Calpena were the two women honoured in this first edition of the Women who cultivate the future awards. Agrícola Navarro de Haro has called and

Ceny pietruszki w trendzie zwyżkowym
W bieżącym sezonie odwrócenie trendu z sezonowego spadku, typowego dla jesieni, na sezonowy wzrost, charakterystyczny dla drugiej części kampanii handlu tym warzywem,

New freight shipping link between Malaga and Morocco
As of Monday, 6 March, the ports of Malaga and Tangier are now linked by a direct maritime freight line. With daily connections in each direction, from Monday to Sunday, the new connection

Lower orange production in Sicily due to the bad weather
CGA was passed on from father to son over 50 years, gaining the trust of clients not only in Italy, but also abroad in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Croatia and Malta thanks to its tradition,

Employers against full health insurance coverage for seasonal workers
The agricultural employers reject the trade union demand to introduce full health insurance coverage for seasonal workers. "According to experience on the farms, the existing group health

Maximum protection against powdery mildew with Atabal RZ
The powdery mildew, commonly known as "ash", is increasingly present on crops, causing significant production losses and forcing growers to pull up their crops early. This is a problem that

Agroponiente celebrates International Women's Day with a talk and breakfast with six professionals
Grupo Agroponiente is celebrating International Women's Day today and wanted to do so in a small event in which the CEO of the company, Imanol Almudí, held a breakfast meeting with six of the

"Praca nad przyszłością cebuli ekologicznej poprzez szczegółowy monitoring upraw i sprzedaży"
W dniach 15 i 16 lutego w klasztorze konferencyjnym Frauenberg w Fuldzie odbyło się pierwsze wspólne ekologiczne seminarium cebulowe firm Bioland, Naturland i Bio Kartoffel

"Working on the future of organic onions through detailed monitoring of cultivation and sales"
On February 15 and 16, the first joint organic onion seminar of Bioland, Naturland and Bio Kartoffel Erzeuger e.V. took place at the Frauenberg conference monastery in Fulda. In addition to

English Farmers' Union urges relief for horticulturists
In the face of empty vegetable shelves in supermarkets, the English Farmers' Union (NFU) has presented a strategy to promote domestic horticulture. In its ten-point plan, the NFU calls for easier