The Ecuadorean Banana Cluster gathered at last week’s Fruit Attraction in Madrid to highlight the country’s credentials as an ethical supplier and reiterate calls for European retailers to take a more proactive stance on the application of shared responsibility within the banana supply chain. read more

Vineyards are the fastest-growing edible agricultural crop sector in England, according to recent statistics issued by Defra. read more

September 2023 proved to be a rewarding month for Dole UK as the fresh produce provider brought home three awards in the space of two weeks. read more

Climate change and sustainability will be key topics at the Banana Time convention in Ecuador, as producers grapple with the huge challenge of El Niño. read more

Northern Irish potato packer and processer Wilson’s Country is investing £2 million in an anaerobic development (AD) system. read more

Almost half of agriculture business leaders (43 per cent) see AI and machine learning as key to the digital transformation of the sector, according to new research. read more

Fresno, California-based precision irrigation company WiseConn is to expand its operations into Europe through its subsidiary, WiseConn Europe. read more

Fairmiles 2.0 is to hold a stakeholder roundtable meeting in London on 15 December to engage policy makers from government and the private sector and agree steps to ensure there is a fair transition to net zero for developing country food producers. read more

Dole Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, continues to support Pallacanestro Brescia as Silver Sponsor and as the club's Official Fruit Sponsor: a partnership and shared commitment, signed last sports season, that is being renewed
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Another company exhibiting at the 15th edition of Fruit Attraction 2023 was NSG, a research and testing company active in the strawberry and small fruit sector. For the Italian company, this is the fourth year in a row that it has participated in this important international event. As a partner
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Equifruit, a North American shipper of Fairtrade-certified bananas, is thrilled to participate in the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show October 19 - October 21 in Anaheim, California. The company is excited to share its Global Fairtrade Banana Domination mission and engage with like-minded
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The abnormally hot weather that continues into October is causing the proliferation of pests, primarily the Asian bug, which continues to reproduce. There has also been no rain for weeks, with the result that the soils are hard and dry, and if this situation does not change,
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Last Thursday, 28th September, Top Seeds held a field day for growers and technicians from production companies in Murcia. The reason, the presentation of its new variety of loose tomato, Carlitos, with resistance to Tomato Rough Rotten Tomato Virus (ToBRFV). read more

In the apple sector, the numbers add up. This is how we could summarise the analyses of Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor regarding the undisputed protagonist of Italian fruit growing. Stable surfaces and production, exports that continue to 'pull' and consumption that is stationary at
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"We are in what scholars call a permacrisis: a pandemic, a deflation, an inflation, a war. Melinda 2.0 is meant to be a throwing down of a gauntlet for the thinking that the Consortium will be doing in the coming months, years". Luca Zaglio, new director
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Windset Farms is gearing up to make waves at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show. With exciting new offerings and a dedication to sustainable farming, the company promises an impactful presence at the event. read more

The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) hosted its 2023 WCO Conference and a meeting of its Global Marketing working group at Fruit Attraction 2023 in Madrid on 3rd October. During these events, WCO, as the platform for dialogue and action for the global citrus community, fostered a discussion on
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The Chilean Blueberry Committee of ASOEX, together with iQonsulting, has estimated a volume of 82,000 tons of fresh blueberries for the 2023/24 season. This represents a six percent decrease in fresh exports from the previous year. Updated estimates will be released throughout the Chilean
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The peak of sales for Karmen field scales, designed to weigh and pack grapes directly in the fields, is now over, as table grape harvesting has begun in the production areas, and for many has even ended. read more

Registration is now open for the webinar organised by Accademia BIO, FederBio Servizi's format for training in the organic sector, and AssoBio, the national association of organic production, processing and distribution companies. The online event is scheduled for Thursday
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