Koppert has secured a strategic investment of €140m in preferred share capital from HAL Investments. The company said the funding will be instrumental in accelerating its global expansion and fostering innovation in the field of biological pest control, pollination, disease management, and
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A newly published study in Osteoporosis International shows that postmenopausal women who ate prunes daily for a year preserved certain measures of bone structure and estimated bone strength as compared to women who didn’t eat prunes. read more

In the Port of Rotterdam Authority's tender for the cleanest and most usable energy source, Varo's products were the clear winner, according to the port. Since 2018, the port of Rotterdam has already been using HVO100 (100% Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) for its service fleet.
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UK banana importer and ripener SH Pratt Group has announced the acquisition of the commercial arm of Ripe Now, a mango and tropical fruit supplier to major British supermarkets and food manufacturers.  read more

Shorter transit times and improved logistics are set to drive exports of Chilean cherries to the Indian market in the coming years, says Frutas de Chile. The South American country is targeting India as a future growth market. So far this season, Chile has shipped 444 tonnes of cherries to
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Three online seminars from the QS Academy explain in detail what is important in the preparation and follow-up of audits in the wholesale fruit, vegetables, potatoes, meat and animal feed sectors.  read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has inaugurated what it has called a modernised and expanded R&D facility in Almería, Spain. read more

Sysco GB has partnered with foodservice technology specialist Nutritics to introduce a carbon labelling system for UK food businesses. read more

Ri.Nova has published the 2024 technical notes for defending against late frosts. Last December, the Cesena-based cooperative - which carries out research and development in the agricultural and agri-food sector - organised a round table with technicians and experts from the
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The mission of President Renzo Piraccini and Cecilia Marzocchi from the foreign office, to present Macfrut to operators and organisations in Nigeria, in the states of Lagos and Ogun, has come to an end. The mission was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the ICE Agency office in Lagos
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We read with increasing insistence that 'mark-ups' in fruit and vegetables from producer to consumer would put a usurer to shame; read more

Brought to Italy at the turn of the Covid period, on the wave of its success in America, the Cosmic Crisp apple has already been the protagonist of a test in the fruit and vegetable department in recent years and is a real game changer in the category. Now the South Tyrolean consortia Vip and
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According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. read more

Climate change and its effects (high temperatures, drought...) are damaging crops and, in the case of brassicas, the effects are even more noticeable. That is why Bayer is looking for stable varieties that will last over time. Slowly but surely, they are working on the development of
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Sainsbury's celebrates opening of new flagship store in Wales read more

Syngenta has inaugurated the expansion of its R&D facilities in El Ejido and La Puebla. The event was attended by Valentín Almansa, general director of Health of Agricultural Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment; Manuel Gómez Galera, general
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"Almeria's weather and cultivation conditions are currently more than pleasant," says Stephan van Marrewijk, a member of the Spanish cooperative Vicasol's commercial department. "We've just had the warmest January on record. Coupled with the full moon, all the tomatoes ripened simultaneously.
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Agriculture is coming to terms with climate change, global warming and dwindling water resources, prompting research to develop new techniques to ensure farmers' productivity and profitability. Hence the research
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Now that liner networks have been reworked to use the round-of-Africa routing, using our usual model for calculating demand in TEU*Miles, we gauged its potential impact in 2024. read more

“There’s never a good time for a winter storm,” says Seth Gottlieb, the SVP of logistics at Baldor Specialty Foods in Bronx, New York. “However the day before Valentine’s Day—one of the busiest days for our restaurant customers—definitely presented unique challenges.” read more