The three best projects have been selected for each of the 8 individual awards, with a total of 24 finalists from 11. The finalists were selected from a pool of close to 100 applications from all over Europe, with a higher presence of Central European and Baltic entries compared to last year.
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Peru’s Agrokasa Holdings, along with its subsidiary Sociedad Agricola Drokasa, has entered into an agreement to sell 100 per cent of its interest in Agrokasa to agro-industrial conglomerate Grupo HAME. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. read more

With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

Hamburg-based Dole Europe GmbH (not to be confused with Dole Europe BV, based in the Netherlands) has added a new type of home-compostable sticker to the bananas it sells in northern Europe. read more

Aldi has dropped the price of a wide range of fruit and veg lines. read more

One of Peru’s biggest grape growers, El Pedregal, has become the latest company to team up with social impact brand Thx! As part of the partnership, El Pedregal will participate in Thx!’s Seeding Futures programme, thereby furthering its commitment to education and community development. read more

The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) has reacted positively to the news that India has agreed to reduce the tariff on fresh, frozen, and dried blueberries. read more

The first commercial planting of T&G Global’s newest global premium apple variety Jolli, commenced at one of T&G’s Hawke’s Bay orchards in New Zealand during he first week of September. read more

The retailer works with grape growers mainly from Murcia and Alicante. Among the main companies with which Carrefour collaborates are Murcia-based Agronativa and Moyca Grapes; Alicante-based Frutas Jopami, Uvasdoce, Palacios Roca and SAT Betisan and
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The arrival of the Asian wasp (Vespa velutina) in the Comunitat Valenciana, reported today by the Generalitat, has set off alarm bells in the beekeeping sector. The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is "concerned" after the first case identified in the region,
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The distribution among the Autonomous Communities of the Community funds for the 2023/2024 school year corresponding to the School Fruit, Vegetable and Milk Consumption Programme for the 2023/2024 school year, as well as the reallocation of funds corresponding to the 2022/2023 school year, which together amount to
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Due to their relatively high level of complexity, individual models of soil tillage machines can differ significantly from each other. This applies not only to their performance and ergonomics, but also to the capabilities provided by the equipment itself. Therefore, when buying a soil tiller,
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The Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV), the body in charge of the control, certification, representation and defence of organic products, as well as their research and promotion, has edited a series of micro-videos with the aim of

p>publishing a series of micro-videos with the aim of

protecting the organic products of the Valencian Community (CAECV).
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New genomic techniques will allow the introduction of desired genetic improvements that have been previously identified from studies of the plant's DNA. These changes may be simple modifications, equivalent to those that could be obtained naturally or with the
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The marketing campaign for Gala MelaPiù has been underway for about a month and the Fuji MelaPiù campaign is waiting to start. The two Consortium products will be supported by marketing and promotion activities. Good calibre and colouring Matteo Mazzoni, president of the
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After a two-year standstill and last season's Thai interlude due to the continuing Covid closures in China, the 2023 edition of Asia Fruit Logistica was held in the Chinese megacity of Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September. The leading international fruit and vegetable exhibition
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SmartMele, the platform dedicated to trading in the melecon market with deferred delivery in 3/6/12 months and beyond, has reached the milestone of more than 500,000 reference market disclosures sent to users in the last 24 months. The figure was announced by eViso, the
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According to EastFruit, Ukrainian growers of fresh fruits and berries continue to expand to the most demanding world markets in extremely difficult conditions of the Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Everyone in the fresh produce business understands how difficult it is to get
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Incredible prices for vegetables in Ukraine began to decline rapidly. Some farmers managed to make good money from this, while others decided to make vegetable growing almost the main direction of the economy. read more