On the eve of the 2023 citrus season kicking off, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel and Minister of Agriculture Thoko Didiza requesting an urgent update about the government’s interventions to
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The SmartProtect project is a thematic network focused on inter-regional knowledge sharing on SMART integrated management solutions for farmers and advisors.Its objective is to stimulate the flow of knowledge in regional AKIS (Agriculture
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The end of Ramadan coincides this year with the end of the Medjool season in Egypt, and producers are pleased with a "very successful year," Ramadan Elsayyad, export manager of Palm Hills, reports. read more

For a long time, bananas have been the cheapest item in the produce section, if not the entire store. However, plantations in Latin America are often affected by this news in a negative way (bad working conditions), as the price continues to be too low to cover social and environmental
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In future, consumers will be able to see at a glance the proportion of organic products in catering outside the home. According to the federal government's plan, canteens, cafeterias and other facilities are to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable catering with a three-stage label.
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In order to approach the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2024, the Edmund Mach Foundation, through an organising committee, is developing a comprehensive programme of technical-scientific events and initiatives that will culminate in the commemorative ceremony
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The partnership between F.lli Orsero and Autogrill has been renewed for the fourth year. The brand's Extra Premium fruit enters almost200 points of sale on motorways, airports and main railway stations throughout Italy. New flavours and freshly squeezed orange juice in Hpp read more

Amidst claims that supermarkets are shrinking strawberry punnets in order to manage rapidly rising costs, a leading British strawberry grower has stated that shops have threatened to cut orders and argued that many are intentionally reducing pack sizes to avoid hitting shoppers with price rises. read more

It is the thirst-quenching fruit par excellence, whose consumption is favoured by the high summer temperatures. We are talking about watermelon. Its consumption over the years is changing, thanks in part to the adjustments made by Italian producers. The traditional watermelon is in fact registering
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It aims to stimulate the flow of knowledge in regional AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) across the EU and connect them on the innovative potential of advanced methodologies for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in vegetable production,
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The fresh green garlic season in Egypt is coming to a close, says Mai Yassin, export manager at Egyptian fresh produce exporter Stars of Export: “We’re in the midst of our fresh green garlic season, which is the better business when compared to the dry garlic. However, we do a really good
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"Traceability in the Italian agri-food sector is now an established fact and is a fixed point to guarantee food safety at all stages of production from seed to table. Today the time is ripe for a further step forward: that towards the creation of
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The investment in the new Agrícola Villena factory has been earmarked for the complete renovation of this branch of the company which, together with its plant in Villena (Alicante), the company expects to exceed 40 million euros in turnover by 2023. read more

At its general meeting on 31 March 2023, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) co-opted Roman Billiani, CEO Business Unit Food & Specialities MM PACKAGING GmbH, to the board. The day before, the dvi had already elected its new member at the German Packaging Congress.
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Mercamadrid is ready to modernise its facilities and is doing so with a EUR 13 million investment, approved in recent days by the facility's board of directors. read more

The MujerAGRO Project, promoted by Siete Agromarketing, in response to the demands of companies in the agri-food sector that work or want to work towards achieving real equality, has launched the Company for Equality - MujerAGRO seal. This badge recognises and
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Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The study, which was led by Dr. Pamela Abbott from the university’s information school,
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'A bunch for every taste', this is the slogan ofSalvatore Novello, director ofNovello & C. srl of Mazzarrone (Catania), a leading table grape company, which has been producing grapes for over 40 years, also using trusted local farmers, for a total of over 250
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The first month of the year seems to give signs of hope to the Italian foreign trade in fruit and vegetables, with exports returning to the lead, surpassing imports in both volume and value. This is the screenshot of the January analysis of Istat data on Italian fruit and vegetable import-export. read more