In a heartwarming video that went viral on social media, an Uttar Pradesh police officer named Mohit shows a remarkable gesture of kindness towards a mother monkey and her young. In the 17-second clip, which was shared by the UP police on their official Twitter account, the officer can be seen
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Even in the middle of winter, pests such as the whitefly can still cause damage to glasshouse crops. Although low temperatures can reduce the pest's ability to reproduce or even cause it to go into hibernation, protocols must be maintained.
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The Dominican Republic’s pineapple harvest has been delayed by what was described as the “largest rainfall event ever” with the tropical storm that hit and caused flooding on the island two weeks ago (17-19 November, 2023). According to producers and exporters the storm caused at least a
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From Turkish figs to Iranian pistachios contaminated by aflatoxins, from Indian spices to Chinese lychees with pesticide levels over the limit, this is the black list of the most dangerous foods that risk ending up in the trolley of Italians in search of savings at the table. E'
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The dried fruit market is reawakening, thanks to the drop in temperatures that shakes up consumption as December approaches. We talked about this with Mario Marchetto, a wholesaler at the Agricola Lusia stand at the Treviso Fruit and Vegetable Market, who told us about it.
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This winter's flagship product, large-leaf lamb's lettuce, is just getting underway at SAS Racines Carrées. The 100% organic producers' organization also cultivates shell lamb's lettuce all year round, for packaging in trays. This Nantes-based range is "recognized and renowned," thanks in
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Montalban-based family group Maf Roda, specialists in customized, turnkey solutions for automatic grading, sorting, and packaging of fresh fruit and vegetables, has signed an agreement to acquire Perpignan-based Caustier, a century-old company specializing in the design of grading and packaging
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Lower production costs in the northern basin and a better average agricultural yield in the southern basin, notwithstanding clear structural differences in terms of farm size and cultivation land characteristics. This is what emerges from the economic analysis of the process
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Fruithandel Wouters began sorting its new PiqaBoo® crop this week. It is the first fully-fledged crop, and the Belgian company sees plenty of potential in it. "Genetically, it's a pear, but when people taste it blind, no one says, 'this is a pear.' It's a new type of fruit," Kris Wouters begins. read more

The tenth international table grape symposium was opened by the Western Cape's deputy director-general of provincial agriculture Ilse Trautmann, herself a table grape researcher. read more

Last week, the newly elected Board of Directors of the Consortium met for the first time, confirming Antonio Nisi as President and appointing Caterina Spadafora as Director General of the Consortium for the Protection and Promotion of the Altamura Lentil PGI. read more

In times when logistics chains are increasingly disrupted, but quality must remain high, frozen products are sometimes considered a good alternative to fresh produce. So says Pieter Delbaere of Crop's. "Especially since the pandemic, frozen fruit is increasingly seen as a full-fledged,
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"Colombia is one of the countries that is most receptive of novelties. The production of avocados has in fact tripled over the past few years. The fact that hectares are increasing also means that waste is increasing, i.e. those fruits not suitable to be exported due to their grades, aesthetic
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As she presented the 2024 Public Budget in the Congress of the Republic, Jennifer Conteras, head of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (Midagri), stated that various fruits from Peru will enter new markets next year. read more

In Israel, strawberries have surged to 29.3 euros per kilogram and above, prompting a notable supermarket chain owner, Rami Levi, to refuse to sell the beloved berries at such steep prices. Levi took to Facebook, stating that strawberries won't be available in his stores until the prices
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The only juicer in the world that cleans and sanitizes itself. “Our new Zitrux juicer is the only juicer in the world that cleans itself. This was the missing key feature for retail in this segment and so this integrated juicing solution can now meet all customer needs,” stated Víctor
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The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has installed two greenhouses in the National University in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu with an aim to strengthen agricultural infrastructure in the Horn of Africa country. read more

Following up on the conversation about the record exports of Moroccan blueberries, EastFruithighlights the sharp increase in their deliveries to Saudi Arabia. In the current marketing year (the period from July to June), Morocco has doubled its blueberry exports to the Saudi Arabian market and
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The Spanish Persimmon Association, in collaboration with Mediterranean Combo, a campaign co-financed by the European Union, is carrying out a campaign to increase the consumption of European fruit in the EU's internal market. With the aim of raising awareness of Spanish persimmon amongst
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To combat galloping inflation, the Moroccan government has decided to subsidize tomato, potato and onion production for the 1st time, Fructidor informs. read more