Bonduelle continues to make its production more sustainable and relies on Agriculture 4.0 technologies. For production in the Murcia region of Campo Cartagena in southern Spain, it has chosen the Trapview solution for monitoring and forecasting the main
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Can we use asparagus husks for new plastics? The Lower Saxony Asparagus Museum in Nienburg/Weser clearly demonstrates that this is possible in its new permanent exhibition with a research project by the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (IfBB). read more

Vellsam Materias Bioactivas continues to help improve the production and quality of crops and with one of its latest biotechnological solutions developed by its R&D&I department has managed to improve the quality of harvested fruit in terms of length, diameter and weight;
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The European Commission will not present any new proposals on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR) and the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). This was announced by the Vice-President of the Brussels authority in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, at the hearings
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There is little pineapple available because only a little has been planted in countries like Costa Rica. The reason? The prices paid to producers have been low for several years, out of line with costs, and farmers have grown tired of not making a profit. read more

Increasingly warm winters are changing the production calendar in the countryside and, thus, the fight against harmful insects is also becoming more complicated; in fact, due to the rise in temperatures, many phytophagous species are changing their cycles by registering greater activity
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Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has joined LEAF’s UK network of innovation centres and demonstration farms. read more

Bananas may be a shopping basket staple but they are not the most exciting item in the produce aisle. While the past few years have brought a wealth of new varieties and flavours in other categories like berries or grapes, little has changed in the case of the humble banana. In fact, you could
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Smarter Food is increasing production of its broccoli variety GRextra for its soup products after research shows one bowl a week can help lower elevated glucose levels, the Guardian reports. read more

New statistics from Spain’s Department of Customs and Excise have revealed that overall fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew 20 per cent in the opening quarter of 2023. read more

Spain’s Agroponiente Group has obtained Endesa certification for Sustainable Energy across its four companies: Agroponiente, Agroponiente Natural Produce, Vegacañada and Lara Castañeda. read more

The worst flooding seen for over a century in central Italy choked the roots of fruit trees across Emilia Romagna, causing a major disaster for the region’s fresh produce business. As many as 40 million fruit trees in the region will require pulling up and replanting, according to farmers’
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EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will be visiting India on 6-12 December 2023, accompanied by a business delegation of senior representatives from the EU agri-food sector, in conjunction with the European Commission’s presence at SIAL India international fair with an EU
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Zespri says its 2022/23 financial results reflect a “challenging period” for the kiwifruit industry. read more

T&G Global has opened its new state-of-the-art, highly automated apple packhouse in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.  read more

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has granted a certificate of geographical indication (GI) to mangoes grown in the central province of Guimaras for their reputation as the country’s sweetest mangoes.  read more

Fruit and vegetable producers certified according to the QS-GAP standard in Germany in combination with the additional module FIAS (Voluntary Inspection of Working and Social Conditions) continue to receive the highest award for sustainable production. This is the result of a
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This is truly a bad year for Emilia-Romagna: first there was the drought, then the frost followed by the excessive rain and hail and, finally, the flood. "The bad weather that hit the heart of our region as far as the Riviera Romagnola caused serious damage to the agricultural sector," reads a
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Last week, on the occasion of the digital event "Les Mardis de medFEL", the most important European producing countries for peaches and nectarines published their forecasts for the coming campaign - but much of it with reservations. The big unknown is the
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