The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed it has hit its target of reducing operational costs by £7.8m by the end of the 2022/23 financial year. read more

From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There will be five refresher seminars covering the latest results regarding genetic improvement in fruit
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The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private Spanish citrus exporters, demanded an investigation from the European Commission in September into the scope of non-compliance regarding the application of cold treatment against the ‘False moth’ in
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The next TUTTOFOOD exhibition will take place in Milan from May 8-11. Held biennially, TUTTOFOOD provides unmatched access to over 40,000+ trade-only visitors from southern Europe, plus an additional 350+ hosted buyers from around the world invited by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) offices,
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Sainsbury’s store refits are putting fruit and veg at the heart of the offer. read more

The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian table grapes by the end of the year according to the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho. read more

Sustainability practices and the need to grow consumer demand were headline themes on the opening day of the academic programme at the 10th World Avocado Congress. read more

Fresh Produce India is back on 3-5 May with a high-quality programme of interviews and discussions covering the latest trends in one of the world’s most exciting emerging markets for fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Tigullio is back in communication on the main TV and digital channels to announce the 100% sustainable nature of the basil used for its pestos alla genovese. Traceability on harvesting and processing methods and protection of biodiversity read more

Potato processor McCain Foods has appointed Alain Duranleau as its new Regional President for Continental Europe. Duranleau joined McCain in 2013 and has already held several managerial positions within the organisation. Before that, he worked in other companies in the food and consumer
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Strawberry prices at origin have experienced a downward trend throughout the month of March, even though the campaign is significantly shorter than usual this year. In week 10, the price had already contracted by 9.5% over the previous week, going from €2.39/kg in week 9 to € 2.16/kg. read more

Fruit and vegetable research is increasingly moving towards 'pesticide-free' fields, yet the demand for EU plant variety rights has remained constant for the past five years in Europe and is even declining by 8.2% in 2022. Apart from a 17% drop in
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The family businesses Rathgeb Bio and Kellermann Gemüsekulturen have decided to shape their future together from April 2023. The two sustainability pioneers Christian Rathgeb and Martin Kellermann share common values and traditions. All previous fields of activity and locations of both company
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At the end of this 2022/2023 campaign, Agrícola Cerro Prieto (ACP) would have produced 24.000 tons of blueberries (21.000 tons of its own + 3.000 tons of its subsidiary Qali Fruits, located in the Santa Rosa irrigation district, in Lima). read more

"Ė a strongly desired exhibition, there is great global interest. The future of a large part of pharmaceuticals is linked to these products: organic molecules that replace synthetic products. There will be no herb and spice market. It will be a time for the
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LA UNIÓ Llauradora asks the Spanish Government to assume its patrimonial responsibility and to retroactively compensate irrigation communities and professional farmers for the increase in costs incurred from July 2021 until the approval of the
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In Hanover, Science Minister Falko Mohrs presented the partners in the network with a funding notification for 9 million euros from the "zukunft.niedersachsen" programme. The funding will be used to support the University of Göttingen, the Foundation of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (TiHo) and the German Research Center for
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With this acquisition, Rivulis will lead the mass adoption of modern irrigation and digital farming solutions by farmers and business partners to create a world leader in irrigation and climate. The acquisition has been finalised after all the necessary
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"In recent years, the appetite for avocados in Germany and surrounding countries has been increasing," says Paulina Criticos (pictured right), CEO of Westfalia Fruit Group - EMEA region. "We have experienced a strong growth over the past year. We have achieved this with both existing and new
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Because growing pomegranates is not a lucrative business and there are more interesting alternatives such as grapes, avocados, blueberries and other crops, production is being stopped in the Ica region, reports agraria.pe with reference to the president of the consulting firm Inform@cción,
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