Sweet corn
Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called agricultural police numbers 87,000 officers. They check that growers in China cultivate only government-approved crops. These often unprofitable crops like rice, soy, or corn are meant to boost self-sufficiency. It is strictly forbidden to plant products
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Turin market, new strategies for internationalisation
2023-05-22 00:00
The development of international relations and the acquisition of new customers from beyond the Alps is an essential cornerstone of the strategic development policies of CAATCentro Agro Alimentare di Torino and APGO Associazione Piemontese Grossisti
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Vietnamese scientists create corn that can be eaten raw
2023-05-16 00:00
Vietnamese scientists have created a sweet corn cultivar that could be eaten raw without any processing. Nguyen Van Ha, from the Institute of Plant Research and Development at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, said the SSW18 cultivar has high water content and low starch content.
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Fruit kisses goodnight
2023-05-12 00:00
The benefits of fruit and vegetables are flaunted in all the health magazines and nutritionists recommend fruit in diets as the cornerstone of healthy eating. Fruit is a synonym for healthy, even if consumption is languishing - but that is another matter - and the positive effects
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Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?
2023-05-09 00:00
Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates.
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Ukraine prepares to ban imports from Moldova
2023-05-08 00:00
On Saturday, 6 May, the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to join the EU decision to introduce a temporary ban on importing wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower from Ukraine while allowing their transit. In response to the restrictions introduced by Moldova against Ukrainian
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Citrus farming, the importance of working as a system
2023-05-04 00:00
For the new challenges of the market, against the phytosanitary threats around the corner and climate change, it becomes no longer postponeable to focus on certified productions, on aggregation between companies and on a system network, with the different actors of the supply chain and institutions. By
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The Salon International de l'Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) is currently being held in Morocco. All the agricultural sectors are represented at this prominent trade show.
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Gardini (Agri2000): 'Fruit and vegetables need biosolutions'
2023-04-27 00:00
Macfrut is just around the corner and, this year too, there will be plenty of space for biosolutions. On 4 May, the Biosolutions International Congress will take place (Click here for more information on the brochure), an international event with the participation of some top players from the world of production
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Ginsters puts the focus on locally grown veg
2023-04-20 12:00
Ginsters is looking to capitalise on growing demand for locally grown veg following well-documented recent fresh produce shortages.
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Apulian apricots make their debut in wholesale markets
2023-04-20 00:00
Although the unstable weather of the last few weeks does not hint at summer, inevitably, the warm season is at the starting line and the first fruits of the season are beginning to appear in the markets.
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Food traceability, towards value creation
2023-04-19 00:00
"Traceability in the Italian agri-food sector is now an established fact and is a fixed point to guarantee food safety at all stages of production from seed to table. Today the time is ripe for a further step forward: that towards the creation of
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Research: Plants make sounds - especially under stress
2023-04-14 00:00
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for the first time recorded and analysed sounds emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, reminiscent of the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume that resembles human speech, but at
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If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but who you probably wouldn't go out of your way to invite to your house for dinner. Equal parts bitter and sour, but with just enough
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Agrinorm secures new funding
2023-04-06 11:00
Switzerland-based Agrinorm has announced that it has secured a seven-digit round of financing to further develop its AI-powered software for quality risk management across fresh produce value chains.
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Restyling for Interspar, new with the Pronto Fresco corner
2023-04-06 00:00
After a major restyling, the Interspar in Siderno (Rc), a point of sale included in the project to modernise the Despar network in the Centre-South, reopens its doors to customers. The renovated store (located at S.S. 106 Km. 106,4) brings inside all the new features of Format 35, the
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The Green Line innovates the refrigerated counter
2023-04-05 00:00
The Linea Verde (Green Line), on the strength of its know-how and in line with its vocation for innovation, continues its evolutionary path and launches a rich assortment of DimmidiSì branded summer novelties in line with market needs, respecting the brand's cornerstones:
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There might be a substitute for expensive black truffles
2023-04-04 00:00
With a high price, depending on the season, black truffles are an ingredient reserved for the most lavish meals. However, one mushroom, could be a more affordable way to approach the black truffle lifestyle. The black trumpet, or Craterellus cornucopioides, has a flavor profile that's
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A H Worth said it is trying to minimize any job losses by redeploying people due to the challenges posed by a competitive market. A consultation process is currently ongoing across the company and the exact number of redundancies is unlikely to be known until the summer. The Holbeach Hurn based
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Gardai have uncovered €1.36m worth of cannabis shipped to Ireland from Spain in a container load of oranges. One warehouse worker has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis on March 31 and that he had it for sale or supply at Cornstown, Ashbourne, Co. Dublin.
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