Spain's Agroponiente Group has announced that it has begun the 2024/25 season with even stronger growth than last year. After two and a half months into the new season, they have achieved a volume growth of 18 per cent, surpassing the 13 per cent growth of the previous season. This progress puts the company on track to read more

Scientists are researching the possibility of expanding dragon fruit, also known as pitahaya, production in the northwest region of Argentina. The National Agricultural Technology Institute (INTA) of the country is conducting trials to grow white, red, and yellow varieties of pitahaya at its experimental station in Yuto. read more

Peru's plant health authority Senasa has announced that Vietnam has approved the import of Peruvian mandarins following the approval of a new phytosanitary protocol at a recent meeting with its Vietnamese counterpart. read more

After a successful winter trial in the years 2023 and 2024, where Rijk Zwaan achieved a yield of 230 cucumbers per m², the team is now motivated to further increase the results. Marcel van Koppen, Crop Coordinator Cucumber, explains: "The plan is to increase the percentage of... read more

A new initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions in the transport-logistics sector, with the potential to decrease CO2 equivalent emissions by 15-30 percent. read more

The long-term average for the years 2018/2023 is exceeded by nearly a quarter (+7 t per hectare or +22%). The total harvest amount in this crop year is around 50,700 tons of potatoes. Compared to the previous year, 2,500 tons or 5% more potatoes were harvested. read more

In gourmet kitchens, there is already a lot of experimentation with unusual parts of plants. Hobby chefs are a bit more cautious, as not every part of a plant is a culinary enhancement or beneficial to health without restriction. For example, one must be cautious with large. read more

Fedefruta has called on the entire state, including the current public administration and private sector, to pool efforts to prevent the country from lagging behind in the development of ports essential for exports, including fruits. read more

With the winter weather conditions, the demand for salads typically continues to decrease seasonally. The winter season also affects the German wholesale markets, with slow sales of Spanish iceberg lettuce. Contrary to expectations, the high advertising intensity did not lead to an increase in sales. read more

"This promising position at Mandarins allows Peru to become a second reference, a counterbalance in the prices of this fruit, whose reference has always been South Africa, due to the high export volume (more than twice as high as that of Peru)," he said, emphasizing that. read more

According to Managing Director Jürgen Braun, the new company will continue to focus on club apples - including the globally recognized premium variety Kiku and the snack brand Isaaq - as well as other branded products such as Golden Parsi da Rosa, Alnova, and King Fujis. read more

"Lower energy costs, reduced bureaucracy, and accelerated network expansion are the prerequisites for a successful energy transition," says Antje Gerstein, Managing Director of Sustainability at HDE. Energy must remain affordable, so the electricity tax should apply beyond the industrial sector. read more

Even the largest harvest quantity from the year 2021 will be slightly exceeded by around 2%. This is mainly due to the enormous expansion of cultivation areas in almost all European countries. After the cultivation areas were already expanded in almost all of Europe in 2023, read more

The Philippines Department of Agriculture has announced that the country has successfully expanded its access to Japan with the approval to export Hass avocados, marking a significant milestone in the country's agricultural export growth. read more

Kiku Variety Management has rebranded as Adema after 25 years in the business of developing and managing high-quality apple varieties. read more

The torrential rains recorded in the province of Valencia, the main kaki producing area in Spain, have had a significant impact on the supply of this product, leading to an earlier end to the season this year. "The storms and floods have caused us to lose 50% of our kaki production, which, unlike other years, will." read more

London recently saw a significant gathering of people protesting against the recent changes to the inheritance tax for farmers, as detailed in the new Budget. Among the protesters in Whitehall was television personality Jeremy Clarkson, who expressed concerns about the future of farming. read more

"Investment capital is the main obstacle preventing Zimbabwe from reaching their target of growing 30,000 metric tonnes of blueberries by 2023," remarks Linda Nielsen, the CEO of the Horticultural Development Council. Zimbabwe has already experienced "remarkable" growth in its blueberry sector, with production increasing significantly since the inception." read more

Zaplanowano, że w przyszłej wiośnie strefa Lutyensa zostanie obsadzona tulipanami. Miejska Rada Nowego Delhi (NDMC) planuje przekształcić obszar Nowego Delhi w miasto tulipanów. Władze planują posadzić blisko 6 lakh cebulek tulipanów w tej strefie. Przygotowania rozpoczną się w tym roku od sadzenia. read more

The Customs Subcommittee of the Russian Federation's government is considering introducing import duty exemptions for a range of vegetables, according to a statement from the Ministry of Economic Development. "The matter of implementing exemptions for the import of potatoes, onions, carrots, read more