More than one in three Italians dream of a future as a farmer for their child, an increase of 22% compared to ten years ago, driven by the new common belief that the countryside can now offer quality of life but also create employment and growth opportunities
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Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are, in fact, giving the department the potential to expand its exportable supply, which today consists mainly of bananas, as explained by Iris
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The Ministry of Agriculture recently shared the first analysis of the 2022/23 campaign of Spanish greenhouse vegetables, which shows an advance in production and interesting results. read more

The Federation of Pomegranate Producers of South-Occitania came to the 2023 edition of medFEL in order to represent this original red fruit. “Our federation was created in 2014 and it now has 60 producers. Three quarters of the production is organic because it is a plant that requires
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A north Dublin vegetable grower is facing a potential €120,000 tax bill because of a government levy targeted at developers hoarding prime building land, that is also hitting farmers. The land tax is part of the Government’s Housing for All policy to encourage developers to build on sites
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Bonduelle expands its Salad Paper range and launches an innovation, Lattughino & Datterini, the first on-shelf fourth range item with pre-washed and bagged cherry and salad tomatoes. The recycled and recyclable packaging with Mass Balance technology read more

Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the fruit and vegetable sector under the sign of art, that of the artist
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Brussels sprouts went from being a rather despised vegetable, certainly among young children, but they have been accepted more and more in the past decades. It turns out, there’s a science-based reason why. read more

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Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing on German strawberries seasonally. From 15 May, Aldi Süd will only trade in German strawberries during the strawberry season.
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KitoZyme, the developers of fungal chitosan and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to evaluate and develop KitoZyme technologies for post-harvest use on fresh produce. read more

The rewetting of peatlands is an important contribution to climate protection, as peatlands can store large amounts of carbon. When peatlands are drained, the carbon is released and contributes to the greenhouse effect. Through rewetting, the carbon is stored in the
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For Apofruit, a new supply chain project is getting underway. This is the collaboration with the company Colt.Or. which, as we had anticipated in recent days (click here to read more), was made official at Macfrut during a dedicated meeting. read more

Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive portfolio of early, medium, and late varieties. Although berry cultivation has expanded tremendously
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"This year there were no significant failures regarding stone fruit, so we expect a relatively normal harvest. It is also a good year for the peels, as the fruits tend to be smaller. More rain is needed for the fruits to grow larger," the Llombart company informs us. "We have started the season
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"The overseas citrus season is, once again, off to an interesting start," says Exsa Europe's Eddy Kreukniet. "Especially noticeable is that citrus across the board is coming to market as much as two weeks earlier. That makes it as if much larger volumes are being shipped, but considering that
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The blueberry coloured Macfrut blue, the fruit and vegetable fair that filled the halls of the Rimini Expo Centre with visitors for three days. The second day of International Blueberry Days (Thursday 4 May) saw the Global Players, represented by the companies
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Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100 kgs. read more

From today to 11 May, the Agribologna Group is attending TuttoFood, with CONOR and Fresco Senso. CONOR, for over 50 years a reference point for the distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables, for the catering, large-scale retail trade and import-export channels, comes to TuttoFood and the meeting with buyers
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