After 30 years of research, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) presents new varieties that should boost dragon fruit production. In the Midwest, in the Federal District, the number of farmers investing in the crop has doubled in the last 3 years: from 22 to 55. read more

"The Madrid fair was a success and we are currently getting in touch with all the foreign operators who came to see us at our stand," reports Nicola Antonacci (sales manager) and Arianna Zammarchi (contact person) from Zetapack. read more

In his introduction for to the Autumn Edition 2023 (no 53) of NIAB Landmark, NIAB CEO Professor Mario Caccamo discusses if regeneration agriculture is hype or hope. read more

At the beginning of October 2023, around 300 professionals, including farmers, technicians and Dutch cucumber traders from Almeria, attended the Field Day organised by Semillas Fitó to show the potential of its new Dutch cucumber for the 2023 cycle in the greenhouse.
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We promised it and we have kept it: from 2024 our farmers and producers will be able to count on a new single European text on quality production, with ambitious measures, in the sole interest of our production chains of excellence. In the afternoon we reached
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He says the starting situation at the beginning of the Turkish tomato season this year is quite pleasing. "We mainly buy loose as well as vine tomatoes directly from the producer in Turkey. The season in the Netherlands is now slowly running out, and there is currently little volume for export
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ITC Packaging has developed a new cutting-edge technology: TWI-PET (Thin Wall Injection for PET Packaging), which makes the Iberian company a pioneer in the manufacture of thin-walled packaging made by one-step injection of PET. read more

The Almeria town of Pulpí has once again become the focus of debate on sustainability and health, thanks to the Primafl Foundation and the University of Almeria. It was on the occasion of the celebration of the third edition of a fully consolidated event, the Conference on Sustainability and Health.
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Since the last publication of the most sought-after crops on Naranjasyfrutas.com on September 14, 2023, the shops' number of searches for the Navelina orange variety has doubled. read more

The use of wastewater to grow vegetables in Bengaluru has led to a higher concentration of heavy metals in them. Researchers from the Environment Management and Policy Research Institute, who tested 400 samples of 10 vegetables, found contamination above the permissible limits set by the Food
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The Bay of Plenty Primary Sector (Adverse Event) Coordination Group met on 20 October 2023 to discuss the El Niño implications this season. In September, NIWA declared El Niño conditions are present in New Zealand and predict these will remain throughout the summer with a 75 percent chance of
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With 56 votes in favour, 23 against and 5 abstentions the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved the report on the reduction of packaging waste. The text is to be considered by the November plenary. The alternative amendments signed by the EPP and Ecr, which would have
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Mango supplies are tight and will likely stay that way for the near future. “Brazil has been shipping the lion’s share of its fruit to Europe because Europe does not need hot water treatment so the expenses are less when you don’t have to do that. European demand is also really good,”
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The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is slowly coming to an end. The switch to lit cultivation is underway, so volumes are generally slightly lower these weeks. "We're now in bell pepper, zucchini, and eggplant's last weeks. The large cucumber volumes are also gone. Like tomatoes, we'll
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Yesterday morning the second meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Table was held under the direction of Minister Lollobrigida. From the four legs of the last one, this time we went down to two (read more here). To the loss of representativeness of the supply chain, without industry and
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We all know that we need to act now to improve our collective impact on the environment. That includes retailers and growers, with the latter uniquely placed to be a key part of the solution to climate change across the globe. read more

British agtech start-up BigSis, which offers chemical-free insect control solutions to farmers, has been named today (24 October) as one of Bloomberg UK’s 25 Startups to Watch. read more

The UK’s expanding love affair with all things Halloween is open season for one of the UK’s biggest pumpkin growers, who are moving more than a million fruit in just four weeks.  read more

Aldi is calling for additional local charities, community groups and food banks to sign up to receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it celebrates supplying 40 million meals to local communities since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Steve Alaerts, director of market access and logistics specialist Foodcareplus, will help build the “fresh produce supply chain of the future” after he joined the board of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) and agreed to chair the trade body’s Supply Chain Council. read more