iProcure, a data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA). FtMA is a consortium of public and private institutions that aims to increase income and strengthen the resilience of
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If there is one fruit that unites sportsmen and women as well as children, it is labanana, a real natural boost of magnesium and potassium that can give the right boost to those who train and at the same time, through its simple and delicate taste, also meet the favour of students attracted by the
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Maria and Antonio Gordini are crying bitter tears as they report how the flood of May 3rd 2023 swept away their orchards, damaged their home and destroyed their possessions. This happened to hundreds of families and entrepreneurs in Boncellino (Ravenna), where the Lamone river burst its banks at
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Chief Executive Christoph Minhoff explains: "The Basic Law does not provide for council-based decision-making processes. The traffic light coalition undermines the legitimacy of the people's representatives in representative, parliamentary democracy with council structures. Also the procedure
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena have signed a memorandum of understanding to make available to Italian agricultural and agri-food enterprises a €1 billion fund to support investments and
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The Vega Baja del Segura Artichoke brand, with the sponsorship of Caja Rural Central and the support of the Diputación de Alicante, has created a board game dedicated to the jewel of the vegetable garden. read more

Faced with an inflation rate that, still in April, was +8.3% in our country, despite the now clear reduction not only in energy costs but also in agricultural commodities, a keen observer such as Ferruccio de Bortoli, in the columns of Corriere della Sera, wondered
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The sector urges the European Commission to withdraw or amend certain parts of its draft proposal that will impact on competitiveness, drive up prices and affect the consumption of ready-to-eat fresh products,
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After the excellent results of the last edition (click here to read more) Macfrut is back in the limelight. read more

Potato grower Royal HZPC Group is maintaining its forecasts for the 2022/23 financial year, expecting an 11% increase in turnover compared to the previous year (€352m), with a gross margin of €66.5m (last financial year €63.9m). In the 2022/23 business year
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With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) aim to further deepen their long-standing partnership in the field of agricultural and food economics,
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As a whole, agriculture comprises 11% of SA exports, despite being only 2,5% of GDP. The overall agri sector is export focused, exporting roughly half its produce in value terms. The South African fruit industry is an overwhelmingly export focused industry, with fresh fruit accounting for around
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BNL BNP Paribas, through BNL Leasing, finalised a leasing transaction worth EUR 20 million in favour of PAC 2000A, the largest cooperative in the Conad Group in terms of size and turnover, with a sales network extending across Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Calabria and Sicily,
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Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on May 1, 2023 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-yr. average. read more

Along with fresh grape and wine production, Morocco is a relatively large producer of raisins; however, Moroccan production of dried grapes is not enough to satisfy the domestic market demand, according to EastFruit. Thus, the country has to source raisins abroad and has already increased its
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The use of the insecticide containing the active substance cyantraniliprole for the control of cherry vinegar flies (Drosophila suzukii) on red, white and black currants and on blueberries is authorised from 15 May to 11 September 2023. read more

After dropping 4.6 % in 2021, sales of organic food and beverages grew by 0.5 % last year, lower than expected especially in a strongly inflationary environment (+9.1 % price growth for food and beverages in 2022). In the same
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From stand 23E, on the ground floor of the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Aguadulce (Almeria), it has unveiled two important new developments that represent major milestones and place it as one of the leading laboratories in the sector in our country. After a recent 17025 Audit of
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EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March 2023. A further reduction is expected in May. read more

A dream of sustainability realised: this is what the Noah pallet (click here to read more) represents for Monica Artosi, General Manager of Cpr System. With her, we retraced the steps that led to the realisation of the project, testifying to what only a research
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