What is the face of innovation? What innovations is agri-food research working on to meet the challenges of the Millennium? With a packed calendar of events, CreAt this year's Maker Faire, the most important international exhibition of innovations
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As fall sets in with storms, showers, and strong wind gusts, these fresh fruity popsicles are a treat not limited by changing seasons. On the Portuguese island of Madeira, an ice cream shop in the city of Funchal manages to capture summer with beautiful popsicles that exude freshness and flavor. read more

Morocco increases its exports of sweet peppers to all important destinations, including Germany, reports EastFruit. For several seasons in a row, Morocco has been increasing sweet pepper exports to Germany by 10-20% annually. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), a record volume of Moroccan bell
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A new premium organic raspberry variety from an international breeding programme. The brand name is Pink Star, the result of a well-established partnership between Berrynest, present at Fruit Attraction in Hall 9, Stand 9F12 and Earth Market (Hall 9, Stand 9F00). Taste,
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According to the results of the MY 2022/23, Egypt became the third largest supplier of carrots to the EU market, increasing its exports in this direction by several times, EastFruit reports. A total of 12,000 tons of carrots were delivered from Egypt to the EU countries from July 2022 to June 2023. read more

According to EastFruit, global trade of exotic fruits is growing extremely fast. We decided to create a top-10 strangest exotic fruits, some of which could even be dangerous if consumed unproperly, but which are becoming popular worldwide. However, let us first determine what is an “exotic
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The event was widely supported by the president of the Provincial Council of Alicante, Toni Pérez, and the mayor of Elche, Pablo Ruz, along with provincial deputies, members of the Elche corporation and representatives of associations, institutions and groups in the area.
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TOMRA Talks Potatoes was organised at the Funes plant (Navarra) of Elaborados Naturales de la Ribera del Ebro, a TOMRA client company, which is today a leading manufacturer of refrigerated potato omelettes, with Mercadona as its main client. In its 14,000 square metres, it
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Next year, the Ukrainian holding Hals Agro in the Kyiv region will begin constructing a center for collecting, cleaning, drying, and storing hazelnuts with a capacity of 3 thousand tons per year, EastFruit reports. read more

On the eve of this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition in Hong Kong, Dutch vegetable seed breeder Rijk Zwaan held a seminar for its regional customers focused on the company’s ever-expanding range of hydroponic leafies and the opportunities it sees in many burgeoning Asian markets. read more

Agricultural, business and food event the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has announced three new directors will join its board. read more

Italian fresh produce brand F.lli Orsero has landed a limited-edition, locally grown pumpkin in front of consumers as it seeks to offer a tasty autumnal treat as well as the traditional Halloween decoration. read more

Egypt has been the top exporter of oranges for the last few years now, and imports by EU countries have soared recently due to the impact of the weather on production elsewhere. Can you give us some more detail? read more

Sweeter varieties that can be grown for many months year, instead of just a few weeks, have the potential to supercharge sales growth in fresh blackberries. read more

The expansion of the partnership between ANB Group in South Africa and Norwegian Investment Fund Norfund will ”significantly impact” the former’s growth trajectory and will benefit not only the group’s businesses, but also those growers and service providers that form part of its ecosystem. read more

A research project, known as Enigma I, led by crop protection specialist Fera is reporting impressive results halfway through its investigation into sustainable wireworm control – a pest issue causing significant annual yield losses in root vegetable and salad crops. read more

DP World yesterday (19 October) announced its first new tenants at its London Gateway Logistics Park, part of the Thames Freeport, with two manufacturers that have chosen to invest in the site and create jobs in a significant expansion of their UK operations. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase the UK’s vegetable consumption, launched its second ground-breaking public health campaign ‘Simply Veg’ this week (18 October). read more

Fresca Group has increased its stake in the ownership of major glasshouse complex and salad grower Thanet Earth. read more

Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced that from January 2030 it will only work with suppliers demonstrating tangible progress towards net zero through published reporting. read more