The Agri-Food Market of Sardinia is opening up to innovation by experimenting with an e-commerce platform, designed to facilitate the purchase of fruit and vegetable products and expand the customer base. The project has already involved six companies and, if the testing phase is successful, read more

You have probably heard of Neom - the region being developed in northwest Saudi Arabia, one of the driest areas in the world - which has been described by Topian, responsible for creating sustainable food production methods for the city, as "more than a construction project". read more

Thurrock Council has approved a new 10-year Local Development Order (LDO) to enable continued expansion and job creation at DP World’s London Gateway Logistics Park. read more

ICTSI claims that the case is based on "flimsy allegations" that ICTSI should have been disqualified from the tender for the operation of the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 (DCT2) due to a misleading formality. ICTSI states that the allegations made by the unsuccessful read more

The greenhouse of the future will be implemented in a few years at the Flora Campus Westland in Naaldwijk. Here, companies, knowledge institutes, and governments will work together on system innovations for greenhouse horticulture. The HortiScience Innovation Centre (HIC) is located there. read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO) has responded to this week's call by celebrity UK gardener Alan Titchmarsh to boycott the fruit, stating that avocados have been unfairly scapegoated. read more

The court case brought by shipping giant Maersk against International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) and South African rail and port operator Transnet is finally being heard in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court today (12 March). read more

This increase in turnover was made possible thanks to the efforts of the purchasing and prescribing departments in collaboration with the suppliers. After reducing prices on 2,000 items, resulting in savings of 650 million euros for customers, the company was able to continue filling the shopping basket with goods. read more

Shortly after submitting the objection against the approval of the product, the responsible Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) announced this with reference to the suspensive effect of the objection, according to the DUH. read more

This so-called winter rest is good for the asparagus vegetation, as it saves energy to sprout vigorously with the sunny days. The first week of March was sunny, and the vegetation was able to catch up. However, according to the weather forecast, there will be few hours of sunshine and lower read more

According to its own statements, the company reaffirms its investment of 2 million US dollars in the ZAG, the Zespri Innovation Fund, a commitment to accelerate sustainable innovations to meet the growing demand for kiwifruit. After the launch of ZAG in November. read more

It had previously been announced that the cooperative was building a new production line in the Forest community. From the residual stream of mushroom cultivation - the mushroom threads that form the mycelium - mycomaterials are to be produced, which will be used for insulation material or bio-packaging. read more

Citrus Australia has announced the departure of David Daniels, general manager of market development, after 12.5 years of service to the Australian citrus industry. read more

Fourth-generation fresh fruit producer Rebecca Scurr, from the family-owned and operated Piñata Farms and its joint venture partner BerryWorld Australia, was awarded the Next Generation Award at BerryQuest International 2025. read more

Zespri has announced that it will continue its $2 million investment in its Innovation Fund, Zag, for a second year. read more

A collaborative research project involving anthropologists and evolutionary biologists from the U.S., along with a colleague from the Smithsonian Institution, has uncovered evidence of avocado domestication dating back 7,500 years in what is now Honduras. The results of this study were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. read more

Despite everything, the Russian flower market is growing and developing. According to the marketing agency BusinesStat, sales of cut flowers in Russia in 2024 increased by 5% and exceeded 2 billion pieces. Not long ago, 9 out of 10 flowers were imported to Russia from abroad, but today every read more

Tractors are idle and fields that cannot be worked. The incessant rain does not give respite, thus blocking activities in the fields. And there is a precipitation alert for the next ten days. read more

Chińskie władze postanowiły, że wszystkie owoce znajdujące się w 1300 kontenerach dostarczonych przez Maersk Saltoro, które obecnie są przechowywane w porcie Nansha w Chinach, zostaną zniszczone, ponieważ zostały one dotknięte problemami logistycznymi i jakościowymi. Proces ten rozpocznie się w tym tygodniu, zgodnie z informacjami ze źródeł... read more

Lisianthus is a highly popular cut flower globally. In China, it ranks among the top five cut flowers, with production areas continuously growing. This article features market insights on Lisianthus in China from Mrs. Xiong at Nessen. Established in 2003, Nessen is a major producer of Lisianthus young plants. read more