McCain Foods and NatWest join forces to support growers’ sustainable practices
McCain Foods, the UK’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, and NatWest, the biggest bank for business and one of the largest for the UK farming sector, have come together with a new

The Second Edition of Banana Awards recognises good practices and economic performance
The banana export sector and its value chain have demonstrated their permanent commitment to promoting innovative and sustainable practices so that this flagship fruit of the country gains

The future is now for Syngenta
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. The aim, according to Syngenta, is

Sustainable food system: European Environment Agency calls for more transformative EU policies
The European Commission has set out a programme for a sustainable food system with the Farm to Fork strategy as part of the European Green Deal and is ambitious to develop the EU regulatory

ATB: Sustainable disposal of asparagus films

Latest introductions when it comes to solar driers
There is increasing curiosity about the drying of produce with small/medium systems that use solar power. This year, G-teK will attend Macfrut (A1 - 168) to present the latest innovations when it

Sustainability - how agrivoltaic systems can be combined with greenhouses
Climate change, the necessary rationalization of renewable sources and, in general, a greater awareness of environmental issues are leading agriculture towards increasingly sustainable choices.

Ecuador courts European buyers
Ecuador will hold a series of networking events focused on sustainable trade in a bid to strengthen its trade links with Europe. Led by Juan Carlos Yépez, recently transferred to The Hague from

Ecuador seeks European participants for unique matchmaking events
The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as its new Head of Commercial - Pro Ecuador in advance of delivering several significant

Ecuador seeks European participants for matchmaking events
The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as Pro Ecuador's new head of trade, ahead of several networking events focused on sustainable

Today’s food wastage costs the world’s economy about $1 trillion per year
Suboptimal transport conditions and equipment play a significant role in food wastage; upgrading refrigerated equipment with telematics can be a realistic, sustainable part of the solution. It is

Zrównoważona produkcja ziemniaków w centrum uwagi nowego finansowania dla Uniwersytetu w Lethbridge
Badacze z University of Lethbridge otrzymali prawie 250 000 dolarów w ramach Agriculture Funding Consortium, aby poprawić zrównoważoną produkcję ziemniaków, szukając sposobów na

Sustainable potato production the focus of new funding for University of Lethbridge
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge have been awarded nearly $250,000 through the Agriculture Funding Consortium to improve sustainable potato production by looking at ways to reduce

Устойчивое производство картофеля является предметом нового финансирования Университета Летбриджа
Исследователи из Университета Летбриджа получили почти 250 000 долларов США через Консорциум финансирования

Trucco expanding distribution center in New Jersey
Trucco, a global sourcing company and nationwide distributor of fresh produce, announced the expansion of its distribution center located in Vineland, New Jersey. The company has received approval

RAJA at LogiMAT 2023
The LogiMAT international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management took place in Stuttgart from 25 to 27 April. The packaging expert RAJA presented itself there on two stands

Packaging machines make fruit and vegetables more sustainable and digital
Ulma Packaging, present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group, will be present from 3 to 5 May at the trade fair of reference for professionals in the fruit

AgroFresh, post-harvest innovations on show at Macfrut
AgroFresh, an AgTech innovator with 40 years of experience in the post-harvest sector, continues to develop sustainable solutions to reduce food loss and waste and safeguard the planet's

Patrick Cortes joins Divine Flavor
Nogales-based produce distributor and grower, Divine Flavor, announced it has added Patrick Cortes to the company’s development and strategic team. Cortes joins the produce brand as the director

Carrier Transicold Global Container Refrigeration moves toward industry 5.0 through innovative collaboration with robots
Carrier Transicold’s Global Container Refrigeration factory in Singapore, a key manufacturing site for Carrier’s refrigerated container systems globally, is embracing Industry 5.0, which

"Swedish Presidency rightly puts bioeconomy back at the top of the EU agenda".
The publication of the progress report on the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the events organised under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU show that the bioeconomy needs a new impetus.

Helping reduce methane emissions by solving a sticky problem for US produce exporters
We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples, bananas, and cantaloupes to

Pomoc w ograniczeniu emisji metanu poprzez rozwiązanie trudnego problemu dla eksporterów produktów z USA
Widzimy je przy każdym zakupie świeżych owoców i warzyw: etykiety Price Look Up (PLU). Te małe naklejki wielkości monety są przyklejone do wszystkiego, od jabłek, bananów

“This is a big development, as at the moment there are no facilities”
CT Technologies is a cold chain solution provider founded more than 30 years ago with a vision to design and build sustainable facilities for food preservation and processing that are