Nature's Pride is attending the UN Water Conference in New York as a speaker of the official programme this week. Following World Water Week in Stockholm and the European Commission, Nature's Pride is now taking the stage at the United Nations headquarters to speak on collective action for
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The high prices recorded in recent weeks in Almería for most vegetables suffered a sharp decline in week 11. Only tomatoes managed to stay at a relatively high level, as supply was still tight and demand high. read more

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Not-for-profit organization WRAP has set a target of the amount sold loose to double to 30% by the end of 2025. The aim is to target 50% by the end of 2030. In 2021, the figure was 15%. read more

The worldwide increase in the popularity of pigmented citrus varieties is not only due to their attractive color and great flavor but also for the purported health benefits because of their lycopene content. Biogold North America, a citrus variety development company, is now licensing growers to
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At the opening ceremony in Barcelona today, the 1st International Agri-Food Summit was attended by the sector's main authoritative voices, who highlighted its relevance in this context of uncertainty and the challenges facing a vital segment of the world economy.
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On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the situation in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The recording of the conference is available at this link (in Russian). read more

The topic table of the Düsseldorf roundtable "Excellence in Retail", to which Fruchthandel magazine had invited representatives from the O+G sector, was once again richly covered. Right at the beginning, "hard facts were served". Ulrike Singer from GfK presented figures on the
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In an expanding space such as indoor and greenhouse growing, how do you make your company stand out? For City Roots Organic, it starts with the story. The company is a South Carolina-based family-owned business that specializes in one item: organic microgreens. read more

On March 18, 2023, the abolition of a temporary ban on the exports of onion from Uzbekistan was reported. Just a few hours after the corresponding announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture requests for trucks to ship Uzbek onions to foreign markets started appearing in the logistics
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The Melanzì brand was launched in 2016, originally for a line of products that included jams, competes, and other canned fruit and vegetable products. However, in 2020, the founders of the Sicilian cooperative Ortonatura reverted back to their early business years, over 30 years ago now, with
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Like the popular special colour assigned to Seville, the characteristic colour of Val Venosta, which is very similar, has been mimicked in the Andalusian capital, reflecting the special flavour of its apples, with a full vinyl covering on the metro exit, which will be available until the end of the year.
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"Accelerating change" is the slogan chosen this year by the United Nations (UN) to commemorate World Water Day, which is celebrated every 22 March. As the UN itself states, "we must work on average four times faster to meet the Millennium Development Goals".
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The consumer trend is becoming more and more established in Spanish society, as consumers opt for a healthy and balanced diet, with healthy and quality food. Chains are also more receptive to products that incorporate innovation, as they are more and more interested in
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Mr Apple is excited to launch the 2023 apple season with PosyTM apples now en route to customers across the globe. “We stand by our 5 Point Promise which is our promise of apple excellence, juicy and sweet with exceptional taste and texture, customers are eagerly anticipating the arrival of
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On World Water Day on 22 March, Bioland once again emphasises the importance of organic farming in water protection. The association is calling on the German government to take the 30 % organic farming target by 2030 seriously and to implement the 'National Water Strategy' adopted last week.
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The days last week with temperatures that reached 30 degrees Celsius have accelerated the growth of the fruit, as well as the flowering of later varieties; however, the extra early fruit campaign is still behind this year compared to a normal campaign. read more

The supply of avocados from Spain, Israel and Chile are in the later stages of the season and arrivals from Peru and South Africa are now starting to increase. read more

Supermarket Aldi has been facing stern criticism for selling mushrooms in packs labelled “British”, while the small print listed the source as Poland. As well as the word “British”, the packs of closed cup mushrooms on sale in the north of England also carried the union flag and the Red
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