In the province of Verona, 18,320 foreign workers were hired in the agricultural sector in 2022, accounting for 70% of all new employees in the sector. The Italian language is fundamental for understanding not only directives and rules, but also safe behaviour, since for a
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Venlo-based Fruitful-Berries Netherlands has reached an agreement with Belgian group Terra Verde during the final months of 2023. Both companies will join forces and combine their strengths under a new enitity: Frescura NV read more

In the Netherlands, Chainn began more than five years ago with the goal of making the supply chain transparent, traceable, and efficient. "We're growing by double digits annually, growing tremendously in 2023. We have now moved beyond the pioneering phase and are ready for the next step," begins
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These days, until 29 January, the seventh edition of the Cardo festival will be held in the historic centre of Cervia; despite the many difficulties after the floods, this is the way to celebrate a characteristic product of Romagna. Various companies have fought to prevent this
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Protests by French farmers are escalating and leaving a "black Friday", as already anticipated by the French trade unions. In addition to blocking roads such as the A-9 on the Catalan-French border and slowing down traffic, they are preventing access to logistics warehouses and
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New stage in Trops, after the departure of the still general manager, Enrique Colilles.as of 31 March 2024, Víctor Luque Navas will be the new general manager of TROPS, who assumes this stage "very excited" to join a consolidated and leading project in Europe.
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Bimi and Tenderstem, the broccoli brands that are enjoyed by consumers across Europe and the UK, are coming together in Berlin, as they continue to deliver sales for growers, licensees and retailers across the continent and beyond. read more

Since the beginning of this week, several large agricultural enterprises in Moldova, which still have onions of export quality, have raised wholesale prices from 6-6.5 MDL/kg to an average of 7 MDL/kg ($0.40/kg), EastFruit reports. In parallel with the price increase for export quality onions,
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Melindcontinues to sponsor the world of sport. After four years, the brand of the Consortium returns to the foreground on the bibs of the participants of the Marcialonga, the main cross-country skiing event in Trentino, scheduled for Sunday 28 January. A race course 70
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The space available for the Italian Fruit Village, the format for the promotion and internationalisation of fresh Italian produce, which will once again be the protagonist at Fruit Logistica, has been extended. Over 400 metres of surface area in the heart of hall 4.2 (stand A20-A30) will host
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For agricultural professionals, insects increasingly represent an insidious threat and, at the same time, a challenge to be overcome. In addition, the phenomenon of global warming and ongoing climate change, with increasingly torrid summers and milder winters, favours
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Following a recent business trip to China, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tran Thanh Nam, announced positive developments for Vietnamese avocado and passion fruit growers, as well as animal breeders. During the trip, both sides reached agreement on several agricultural and
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SV Agri recently held its Annual Variety and Seed Farm Show from January 8th to 10th, unveiling 14 new potato varieties. The company also announced plans to introduce eight additional promising varieties in the near future. During the event, SV Agri's Founder and Managing Director, Hemant Gaur,
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It may come as a surprise to many, but pistachio shells in the United States were once vividly red. Today, the supermarket shelves are filled with the familiar light brown shells encasing the green nut. The red shells were not a different variety, but a result of dyeing by sellers. The reasons
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The start date of Fruit Logistica, the Berlin trade fair scheduled from 7 to 9 February, is getting closer and closer, and this year Ilipparticipates once again with its innovative packaging solutions for the fruit and vegetable sector. Baskets, trays and alveoli in
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The South African Gold kiwifruit season is looking very positive this year, according to Peter Nicholson from Roselands Farm who grows Gold kiwi-fruit in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal and who is a shareholder in the Intellectual Property of both the Sunveld (formerly Skelton) as well as the
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Ukraine is renowned for its fruit orchards, with the "Uman Fruit Company" holding a special place. Established in 2016, the orchard has steadily expanded to 21 hectares. read more

Mediterranean', like the diet it wants to promote in the world to increase the export of Italian agricultural and food excellence. This is the name of the association set up by Unione Italiana Food and Confagricoltura. read more

Rwanda's avocado season will continue until April, with peaks in volumes between the end of December and end of March. The peak in exports coincides with the crisis in the Red Sea, which concerns exporters. read more

German biotech firm Infinite Roots, formerly known as Mushlabs, has successfully closed a €53 million Series B funding round. This represents the largest investment in mycelium technologies in Europe thus far, highlighting the increasing relevance of mycelium in the global food system. read more