World Soil Day was established by the FAO in 2013 and is celebrated every 5 December, with the aim of raising awareness of the fundamental importance of soil in our lives and promoting its sustainable management. The European Union also wanted to make
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Citrus volumes in Egypt this season are "very abundant, in sufficient quantities to privilege the export of high-quality fruit" says Muhammad Shaker, marketing manager of the grower and exporter Almansi. read more

The seed company HM.CLAUSE has presented a great novelty in its pepper portfolio, its first variety of lamuyo. It is called Gardel F1, and with it they are inaugurating a new line in their offer that also represents a differential point. Gardel F1 provides resistance to powdery mildew and is included in the range,
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Peru exported 3,024 tons of garlic in October, i.e. 20% more than the 2,522 tons it exported in the same month of 2022. read more

The president of Mercavalència, Santiago Ballester, has delivered Christmas plants from Mercaflor to the stalls of the municipal markets in an action promoted by Confemercats. The delivery of the plants was carried out with the aim of encouraging shopping at the municipal markets and to support
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Twenty-five years ago, neither computers, nor the internet, nor technology in general had reached the level of development and modernity that we enjoy today. Neither had agriculture. For this reason, the history of Seipasa is even more valuable, because its birth took place at the beginning of the 20th century.
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"Mexico is having a tough avocado season. We usually have a peak supply of this product around this time. But a lack of volume means almost nothing's going to Europe," says Rodolfo Meza of Aztec Fruits, a Mexican exporter group with a sales office in the Netherlands. "It's a dramatic year
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Save Foods, Inc., an agri-food tech leader, is proud to announce, as reported before, that its solution was recently chosen, once again, by Sun Pacific for use on Cuties® clementines, marking the third consecutive season that Sun Pacific has chosen Save Foods’ solution to treat its clementines. read more

Azienda Agricola Dario Gallo, located in Montesano sulla Marcellana (Salerno, Italy), has undertaken a project focused on soilless strawberry cultivation within micro-polytunnels using coir and perlite supports. read more

The newborn company of Sun'Agri, the world leader in advanced agri-voltaics, which combines artificial intelligence systems for crop improvement and protection with photovoltaic power generation, speaks Italian. Sun'Agri, an industry pioneer since 2009,
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An international success story, born in Australia but with strong roots in Italy. Pink Lady celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday in Milan, with an event that paid homage to our country, underlining its importance as a production area and as a market; read more

Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has raised concerns about a significant surge in shipments of plant products with pests from Armenia. This year alone, harmful organisms were found in Armenian floral and fruit-vegetable products in 72 instances, with a sharp increase in
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The Mexican Union of Agrochemical Manufacturers and Formulators (UMFFAAC) and the Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) signed a collaboration agreement that seeks to benefit 100,000 workers who work in more than 10,000 horticultural hectares in several states of the Mexican
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This month FreshPlaza will focus on Latin America read more

"Since a few years ago, the indirect environment has been affecting cooperatives and companies in Almeria much more than our immediate environment," said Juan Carlos Perez Mesa, professor at the University of Almeria, in a presentation held recently in Almeria within the framework of the
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“Producers in Malaga believe that they've lost a third of their subtropical crops due to two consecutive years of drought,” stated Enrique Colilles, the president of the recently established Avocado and Mango Inter-branch Organization. read more

According to new estimates, the crop damage caused by the unseasonal rains over the last few days has climbed to 390,000 hectares. read more

After the excellent results obtained in the test phase during the last season, the 2023 commercial campaign of the exclusive all-Italian greenokiwi starts under the banner of innovation. Dulcis™ is in fact the new proposal by New Plant, in collaboration with the Universities of Udine and
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The family-owned MAF RODA Group, one of the world's leading players in the field of tailor-made turnkey solutions for sizing, sorting and automatic packaging of fresh fruit and vegetables, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire the CAUSTIER company based in
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The Spanish Rosa de Barbastro tomato campaign ended with a yield of two million kilos. That is 1 million less than the initial forecast of the season. The decrease affected small producers who faced various challenges. The season ended earlier than expected and was "saved," in figures, by the
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