South Africa is no longer the leading exporter of agriculture on the African continent. The causes are to be found in a poisonous mix of bad weather, difficulties in compulsory phytosanitary requirements and the energy crisis.For these and other reasons, the country has given way
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CalFlowers introduces the eight individuals forming the inaugural Advisory Board for their "That Flower Feeling" initiative. read more

Researchers at Goa University have developed a novel method for producing gold nanoparticles, crucial in the delivery of anti-cancer drugs, using a specific species of mushroom indigenous to Goa. This method, detailed in the Geomicrobiology Journal, represents a significant stride towards
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French and Italian cauliflower offerings formed the basis of the assortment. Spanish deliveries supplemented the scene, while Belgian ones appeared to a lesser extent exclusively in Cologne. Spanish products were notably absent in Hamburg. However, according to BLE, the availability was
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Pistachio cultivation continues to expand in Spain, where the production is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. "Between 70,000 and 75,000 hectares are planted, but only about 10,000 hectares can be harvested for now, so the production is expected to increase eightfold in the
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This Valentine's Day, the Cagayan Valley, Philippines, is embracing a new trend: bouquets made of freshly picked vegetables, coined as "veggie bouquets," to support local vegetable farmers. Dr. Rose Mary G. Aquino of the Department of Agriculture highlighted this initiative as a means to address
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Verdant™ Technologies, an ag-tech post-harvest solutions company, announced the findings of a study from Michigan State University that found HarvestHold Fresh® slow and controlled release of industry-standard 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to be more effective in extending the shelf life of
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At the International Agricultural Show in Paris, the French Apple Pear Association presented trophies to partners committed to French apples, according to 3 categories: catering, wholesaling and distribution. The awards recognize "the players of the agri-food sector who have made it a priority,
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La Scuola allo Stadio,a relevant socio-educational project promoted and organised by Atalanta B.C. Dole Italia, Official Healthy Food Sponsor of the Orbital Club, has restarted.
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Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK) facility with a 4,500 sq. ft. stand-alone, GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled area, as well as an additional 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse space. The expansion of their 78,763 sq. ft. warehouse also
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In the video below, a Valencian grower complains about how the arrival of cheap imports from Egypt forces producers like him to throw away their production. "We just have to take the mandarins from the top of the tree to the ground, so we all lose," he stated. read more

The Eleventh International Symposium on Kiwifruit was held in Mt Maunganui recently with the theme of "Diversifying for Future Uncertainty". read more

Intra-Europe container shipping capacity has gone up nearly 18% year-on-year, as the Red Sea crisis results in more feedering and larger ships being assigned to this segment, according to Alphaliner. read more

With a brief squeeze, you know whether an avocado, peach, or tomato is ripe. This is what a soft robot hand also does, for example, during automated harvesting. However, up until now, such a gripper needed sensors in its 'fingers' to determine whether the fruit was ripe enough. Shibo Zou and Bas
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