A new MD shop in Viale Monza opens to the public today from 8.00 a.m. A former garage gives way to the eighth store in the city of Milan, a significant stage in the expansion of the brand led by Cav. Patrizio Podini. It comes in fact just over a year
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In Uganda, banana plants that remain unused and considered as waste are recovered by reusing the trunks to produce a vegetable fibre to make textiles or carpets. This is the mission of the start-up TexFad, which aims to transform the waste from this crop,
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Despite the fact that in Spain we have a gastronomic culture closely linked to the Mediterranean diet, with a wide variety of fresh, quality foods, it is not always easy to follow a balanced diet. Why? There are many reasons: the lack of shops
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Prices for Belarusian vegetables and fruits will not be regulated, according to the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (MART). Natalia Melnikova, head of the Department of Trade and Public Catering, stated that there is no need to introduce price regulation
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Avocados Australia has received confirmation yesterday that the protocol for exporting Australian Hass avocados has been approved by India! This is good news for Australian avocado growers looking to export their Hass avocados to India. read more

Asem, the latest launch of Sakata in Almeria, arrives on the market to meet the needs of the grower of medium-early cycle California peppers, offering a plant with good vigour that produces heavy, high quality fruit, even in soils that are not very fertile. read more

The issues and traffic jams that the drought has caused for the Panama Canal have seen revived interest in Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec's Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) project. The CIIT aims to connect the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Mexico by combining railway, port,
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A new melon has just been awarded the Red Label certification, “following publication of the approval by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty and the French Ministry of Economy, on October 21st, 2023,” as announced by INAO on October 25th. This is the second melon to be
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A bumper orange crop will be harvested in Pakistan this year. According to Arif Muhamed Rana, owner of Arif Fresh Fruits, the season will also start 15 days earlier than planned: “The orange season in Pakistan will commence from the 15th of November this year. Thankfully, it seems to be a
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US Democratic Senator Chris Coons is circulating a discussion draft of a Bill to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for 16 years that would also require an immediate “out-of-cycle” review of South Africa’s eligibility for Agoa. Agoa grants duty-free access to the lucrative
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The persistently high temperatures in Sicily are having a corresponding effect on citrus fruit growth. "We continue to have daytime temperatures of around 30-35 degrees and night-time temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees. However, the colouring of the fruit is heavily dependent on the temperature
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Vegetables from Belarus are in great demand abroad. Some 300,000 tons of Belarusian potatoes are exported (this is 30% of the total production). The export geography is vast: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Moldova. The main market is Russia. Every year the variety composition is
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Queensland avocado grower Cherry Creek Estate currently grows over 300 hectares of avocados, this year after a robust R&D process they started producing avocado oil. read more

Are you ready to join the Discovery Field Days? From 20 to 24 November 2023, Enza Zaden will celebrate at its facilities in Almeria the Tomato Discovery Field Days, an event where professionals will be welcomed and will be able to know the novelties of its tomato portfolio with the following products
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Members of the executive team of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. have celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new processing facility in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China. read more

It is called Nadine and has a clear objective: to support the development of a top apple in terms of resistance, quality and consumer appeal through scientific and technological innovations along the entire supply chain, from the field to the shelf. Raising fruit quality, producing
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The 6th international congress on organic demand, sustainability and innovation was hosted by Eurofresh Distribution and IFEMA during Fruit Attraction on October 3rd, 2023. The event featured the participation of global experts and industry leaders, including Michael Curran, FiBL, Miriam van der
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The Austrian fruit harvest from commercial orchards in 2022 was far more satisfactory than in previous years despite periods of drought. After two smaller harvests, an above-average harvest of 244,300 tonnes and +26% compared to the previous year was recorded for the first time again. Most of
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As confirmed by several sources consulted by Castellón Plaza, several investors have expressed interest in taking over the citrus business of the cooperative Citrics de Nules in its facilities of La Plana Baixa. There appear to be offers from "several strong investor groups" whose identity, for
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Going beyond the Cavendish variety to produce bananas resistant to pathogens and more resilient to climate change. This is the goal of the innovative Yelloway project launched by Chiquitain in collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research. After mapping
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