Crop protection with biological products is a very important step towards sustainable agriculture and BASF plays an indispensable role in this respect in the development of a product portfolio. Organic crop protection products are not only a tool to maintain a sustainable crop protection system, but also a tool to protect the environment.
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Kyrgyzstan sharply increased walnut imports from China. During the first four months of the current calendar year, China shipped 25.5 thousand tons of walnuts to the Kyrgyz market. Of this volume, 14.4 thousand tons were inshell walnuts, and 10.9 thousand
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The bad weather continues to affect the Bel Paese - an official estimate of the damage is still pending. In Emilia-Romagna in particular, May will certainly not be seen as a pre-summer blissful month, but rather due to the devastation caused by the floods and subsequent storms in
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OneThird, a food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, today announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the supply chain of Bakker Barendrecht, part of Greenyard and the sole supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables
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Murcia's Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), has presented farmers and technicians with new stone fruit varieties -such as peach, donut peaches, and plum, among others- that have high taste quality and are better adapted to climate change. read more

Before 2021, the EU imported around 30,000 tonnes of British seed potatoes each year, mainly from Scotland, and exported a similar amount of European seed potatoes to the UK. read more

FarmsFyffes Suragroh and Soleado, in Honduras, received the certification as a result of the transformation conducted by local management over the past two years. The purpose ofGLOBALG.A.P is to recognise the effort made by the companies to produce healthy food and, at the same time
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The Turkish lira has been rather volatile over the past few months. With the Turkish elections finished, exporters hope the situation will calm down. However, as some of the Turkish exporters have explained, there are also opportunities to take advantage of and extra profits to be made. As
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Growing asparagus at Asparagus is a family affair. “My grandfather used to grow them, along with vines and hops. Today, only the asparagus crops have survived, and we now also produce cereals, strawberries and field tomatoes,” explains Jean-Paul Bruché, manager of the farm. This spring
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IMIDA, Murcian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development, presented new stone fruit varieties to producers and technicians in week 25, including peaches, paraguayos and plums, which have a high flavour quality and are better adapted to the
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There are currently several problems at the Cologne wholesale market. The biggest of these is the announcement by the city administration that it does not want to continue operations beyond 31 December 2025. In addition, the decision to relocate the wholesale market to Marsdorf was taken more than 15 years ago,
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We are at the dawn of the 2023 table grape campaign and already there has been no shortage of challenges, especially those related to the weather, which has severely tested the vineyards of Southern Italy. So much rain during the swelling phase of the bunches has exacerbated several problems related to the
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The Moro Sardo campaign, the pearl of the Agromediterranea Groupwhich breathes new life into the typical Sardinian cherry tomato, is in its final stages. A season characterised by good sales and satisfying quotations, as Andrea Manca, partner-owner of the Sardinian Group together with Filippo Frongia, points out.
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Its proximity to France, its logistics and its state-of-the-art facilities make the Mercabarna Central Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Complementary Activities Zone, known as ZAC, the main potato trading centre in Spain. Around 400,000
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Discover the flavours and secrets of the food and wine culture of Romagna while spending pleasant evenings in the company of friends and relaxing in contact with the nature of the area. read more

Yesterday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law establishing a state aid scheme for agricultural producers of vegetables, fruits and potatoes for a period of three years. The scheme consists of granting support in the form of a grant, for a period of three years, worth
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The UK’s annual celebration of the British pea harvesting season will return for its eighth year, taking place between 3 and 9 July. It will again be a week-long celebration of one of Britain's favorite vegetables and the 700 farmers who produce it. read more

The independent seed company Tozer Ibérica adds a new variety to its broccoli range: Imperator. The new reference, developed by Tokita, comes to reinforce Tirreno, its renowned conventional broccoli. read more

Lemon imports from Argentina into the US started in May. “We’ve been receiving product for the past month and we’re getting very good reception,” says Ronnie Cohen with Vision Global Group. “There haven’t been any quality issues and we’re receiving lots of repeat orders.” Both
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This corresponds roughly to the area of the city of Dortmund. According to Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen, the state's statistical office, North Rhine-Westphalia had the largest area of open-air vegetable cultivation in Germany in 2022 (Germany: 125,200 ha). read more