Black Pearl, a Watermelon of Champions
2023-05-26 00:00
Perla Nerahas launched its 2023 marketing campaign, which will continue until the end of September. Important marketing and promotion activities will be carried out, which will touch on the main sporting events of the year, including the Champions League final. Production on 700 hectares, in gdo
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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is implementing a comprehensive reform plan to develop the agricultural sector in the Kurdish region of Iraq and expand the market for Kurdish products worldwide.
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Assisted cherry pollination in Chile part of smart solutions now expanding to Europe
2023-05-26 00:00
Hard times call for smart solutions. This includes assisted pollination of cherries and kiwi fruit as well as portable anti-frost machines. These are just some of the solutions that Chile’s Zimex Smart Agro has turned to as part of their focused smart solutions to solve and meet the needs of
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Rwanda govt. secures funding to reduce post-harvest losses
2023-05-26 00:00
The government, through Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has secured $1.3 million (approximately Rwf1.5 billion) from partners to support the development of a cold chain system. The primary goal of this initiative is to reduce post-harvest losses and improve cold-chain
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Strawberry farm provides intimate You-Pick experience to the public
2023-05-26 00:00
The story now goes that local production is superior, and consumers are mainly looking to buy products that are cultivated close to home. Yet, sometimes this goes one step further, and that’s exactly what Warm Belly Farm has been doing with their You-Pick experience.
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"Scandinavian organic greenhouse vegetable growers are switching back to conventional"
2023-05-26 00:00
In Europe, high energy prices delayed the start of this year's organic greenhouse vegetable season. "Also, organic greenhouse vegetable acreage is as much as 20 to 30% lower," says Matthieu Zwaan of the Dutch company Bioworld. However, that is not causing major market shortages. "People have
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"With our organic apricot, we are at world championship levels"
2023-05-26 00:00
Brothers Michael and Christoph Simon are currently establishing an organic orchard in Mollram with 10,000 fruit trees, 5,000 of which are apricot trees. "Of course, we looked at similar projects in Germany and South Tyrol and everyone said we were crazy. Because the cultivation of the apricot
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Melon crisis: oversupply or lack of demand?
2023-05-26 00:00
In May, assortments and spaces dedicated to summer fruit - and among these the earliest category is the melon - begin to grow on supermarket counters, but every year supply and demand clash. In the first two weeks of May, in fact, opposite trends are noted, at the level of
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Bayer inaugurates new facility for ToBRFV resistance testing
2023-05-26 00:00
Bayer has cut the ribbon of a new quarantine facility dedicated to testing resistance to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) virus in tomatoes.
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Apofruit, 7 million for flood-damaged members
2023-05-26 00:00
Apofruit, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with more than 2,700 members throughout Italy, organised an extraordinary board meeting on 24 May, at its headquarters in Pievesestina di Cesena, to deliberate on some important actions to support its members affected
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At the beginning of week 21, Taiwan banned imports of South African apples because the downy mildew was found in two shipments. This is the second time in a period of six years and the suspension of imports into this market means an economic and
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Stone fruit, pome fruit and more affected in Styria
2023-05-26 00:00
The first severe thunderstorms of this year caused agricultural damage in several regions of Austria on Tuesday, with hail, heavy rain and partly stormy winds. As Österreichische Hagelversicherung VVaG announced in the evening, storm cells, which moved in particular from the Waldviertel to the
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GroupDC acquires Hawita
2023-05-26 00:00
The Hawita Group, based in Germany, Italy, and Latvia, has become part of Group De Ceuster. The integration aims to join forces within GroupDC's "Plant care" division and to take a leading role in making the sector more sustainable.
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"The demand for apricots is great, as long as they are good and of the right size."
2023-05-26 00:00
Although weather conditions are not typical for this time of the year, apricots are certainly in demand at the market. "It is a strange season. The bad weather not only impacted the yield of the early varieties, it also disrupted the production plans of growers and caused many growers to lose
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Consuming grapes modulates the human microbiome
2023-05-26 00:00
The gut microbiome consists of more than 3 million genes and billions upon billions of microorganisms. These impact the overall health and well-being of humans. A new study has analyzed the microbiome composition as well as urinary and plasma metabolites.
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The debate about the editorial on 'pesticides' (read more) continues - and we are very pleased about this. We get the point of view of the groupZero Residues, which expresses its considerations and urges us not to lose the focus of the topic, i.e. food safety and consumer protection.
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Egyptian citrus did not do well in China this season
2023-05-26 00:00
This year's citrus season in Egypt is marked by high volumes, but an abundance of small sizes to the detriment of large and medium sizes. For exporters focused on the Chinese market, this situation is having a major impact on business. Amr Abdelhafiz, Managing Director of the Egyptian exporter
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The SanLucar company has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to support it in the digital transformation of its agricultural activities. The company currently has its own cultivation in countries such as South Africa, Tunisia,
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The export of fruit and vegetable products from the Republic of Uzbekistan from January to April 2023
2023-05-26 00:00
Experts from the Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies have studied the export of fruit and vegetable products from the Republic of Uzbekistan from January to April 2023. During this period, the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables amounted to $256.1 million, or 359.2 thousand
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The abundant rains have been good for the fields, but a concern for Valencian stone fruit, vegetables and citrus
2023-05-26 00:00
The Spanish Levante, especially the Region of Murcia and the Region of Valencia, have been recording abundant rainfall after months of extreme drought. In general, and despite the fact that there have been floods in some towns, the producer organizations of both regions consider these recent
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