"We're currently seeing some issues regarding the sustainability of existing growing media. For starters, the disposal of the growing medium after usage, contamination of the product from the growing medium, supply chain issues due to the shortage of growing medium, legislative concerns, and the
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The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor has prevented the import of tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers from the EAEU. Rosselkhoznadzor officials at the "Pogranichny" phytosanitary control post selected samples of vegetables for research. According to the test protocols of the
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With an elaborate "Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony", Yonghui Superstores and Camposol agreed to take their partnership to a new level. The ceremony took place on 22 May as part of the sixth 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
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Under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests, the Regional Office for Agricultural Development of GHARB, the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Red Fruits and KA Province of Kenitra, the 4th Red Fruit Festival will be held in the town of
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In May 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 735 t; at the end of the month, around 950 t of organic apples were still in storage. The reduction corresponds roughly to that of May 2021; in May of the previous year, only 437 t were sold. However, this is due to the fact that last year, the
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Regulator Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) says several outbreaks of foodborne illness across the three sectors in the past decade highlighted the need for the new regulations, which it describes as a positive for the industry. However, small-scale growers across Australia are
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No other material can be used to package as efficiently as plastic. On average, 24 g of plastic is enough to safely package 1 kg of product. Other materials require an average of 116 g, almost five times as much. The study commissioned by the IK
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Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun in mid-May and since then Uzbekistan has already exported more than 30 thousand tons of watermelons,
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Egypt has demonstrated the stunning pace of development in the frozen strawberry export in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The EU countries were the most important export destination for Egyptian frozen strawberries, and Egypt has doubled its exports to the EU since 2018. read more

At the end of last year Syngenta held a field conference to showcase its first solutions to the dreaded tomato rough rot virus (ToBRFV) and now has 10 varieties with intermediate resistance (IR) that give "verifiable results" and four others that are "verifiably resistant".
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Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for export that stands out for its good skin quality, durability on the plant and good heat setting. This year
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Since the appearance of ToBRFV, which posed a threat to the entire tomato industry, Enza Zaden began its research work to find a gene that would provide resistance to rugose and, consequently, to be able to develop varieties with such resistance. Once the
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This year the onion crop has a smaller surface area, perhaps 12% less than in 2022, when it already fell by up to 15%. In the Guadalquivir Valley in Andalusia, some growers have reduced their area by up to 50% due to the drought. "Since October it has been very difficult
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The famous Melitopil cherry (Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine) has not yet matured, and the Russian invaders already have grandiose plans for it, writes Zprz.City. read more

In February, the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia (CAERM), the public authority in charge of the control and certification of organic products according to European Union regulations, presented its candidacy for these awards organised by Organic Food and the Organic Food Association.
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The tomato catalogue of the seed company HM.CLAUSE goes a step further in the search for solutions for the farmer and the rest of the value chain with the incorporation of materials with resistance to Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV). In this sense, it already has two cherries with IR
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Vilmorin-Mikado is one of the companies that has been working on interspecific tomato rootstocks for the longest time. It started in this segment in 2008 in Spain and is currently one of the market leaders. Currently, the company is in the midst of a phase of change, and
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De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the field. The reduction of authorised active ingredients and the consequent reduction of
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Jimena and Mesnada are these two varieties which, apart from their resistance to rugose, have other characteristics. Jimena is an elongated oval type branch, with a long cycle, high vigour and an average fruit of about 140gr. With excellent blossom end rot performance and resistance to spoon and
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We are heading to the Juan Espadafor aerodrome on the Costa Tropical. Coincidentally or not, the Sigfrido Fruit facilities are only a few minutes away from the aeronautical infrastructures. read more