The Region's support for investments by Emilia-Romagna farms and processing companies, to make them stronger and more competitive nationally and internationally, with contributions amounting to138 million euro, resources from the Rural Development Plan that make it possible to
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Last year, Fruitbedrijf en Pakstation Tijssen began using a brand-new production warehouse. The Dutch fruit company grows and sorts apples and pears. "We moved to the new production site, which includes a newly-built packing plant. An additional cold store is being constructed, too," begins
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Küsten Bete Ltd in Elpersbüttel has been preparing beets for domestic food retailers for several months. At a site in the heart of the Dithmarschen vegetable-growing region, the regional vegetables are washed, sorted, peeled, weighed and labeled with MHD labels. The beet is then cooked in the
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Irrigation interventions, Sicily prepares for the turning point. Important opportunities for the island's agriculture to improve irrigation systems. The Region will support, through the call for 'Investments in irrigation infrastructure', modernisation operations with the aim of
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Climate change often leads to prolonged drought and persistent heat, which means agriculture needs to be ready with emergency irrigation. However, companies need to equip themselves with water tanks, even for less urgent situations, if they do not have the option to use water courses or
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Founded 25 years ago as a common table of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector, an aggregator of innovation and strategies to deal with the problems of the sector, Cso Italy celebrates its anniversary on 28 April in Ferraronewith an event at the Ridotto of the Municipal Theatre in the city of Este, attended by the Minister of
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The Murcia-based cooperative Frutas y Cítricos de Mula, Frucimu, expects the organic apricot campaign to start in a couple of weeks. "The harvest will start with a delay of about 10 days compared to last year, around week 17/18, because this year has been warmer and the cold has been more
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Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022, Kazakhstan exported more than 100 000 tonnes of onions for the first time. Meanwhile, the country remains a major net importer of onions with an average annual negative trade balance of 84 000 tonnes on average over the past 5 years. read more

Sorma Group will be exhibiting again this year at Macfrut (stand 147, hall D1), where it will present the new LCP-128A weigher, specially designed for cluster tomatoes and table grapes, as well as the latest innovations for fruit and vegetable sorting and packaging. The companies
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The European Commission has approved an Austrian aid scheme worth around €120 million to support agriculture and aquaculture in connection with Russia's war against Ukraine. The Netherlands has been authorised to grant guarantees totalling €70 million to
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For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated from Ecuador. The police think it was all meant for another market. read more

Martin Haines said that post-Brexit, he lost more than half of his permanent staff at Castle Gardens in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Also, according to him, the six-month temporary visas do not go far enough. He is calling on the government to extend the amount of time seasonal staff are
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Ecuador sent a shipment of almost 16,000 kilos of red pitahaya to Russia on the same day that it sent its first shipment of yellow pitahaya to China last week. read more

Apparently, it’s time for another shopping trend: Avo-cat-o. Last summer, Canadians wouldn’t stop quaking up about the Duckana figures sold at London Drugs locations. read more

For tomatoes, the first weeks immediately after planting the seedlings are the most delicate ones, and it is essential that they have a good, strong and healthy root system in order to determine optimal vegetative growth and ensure a good harvest. Xeda Italia (click
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The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) sadly notes the recent passing of Bernadine Strik, who did so much to develop the growing of blueberries into the truly international industry that it is today. read more

Yellow Week was present in DEZA supermarkets in: read more

Dole Fresh Vegetables introduces five new flavor varieties to its DOLE® Chopped Salad Kit product line. read more

At a difficult time for the national fruit-growing industries, grappling with problems of various kinds (climate change, water shortages, alien pathogens and pests), the need for new genotypes, i.e. new genetic material to equip the
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