Under the motto "HEART of the city", around 400 weekly markets from the association network GFI Deutsche Frischemärkte e.V. and associated partners participate in the annual campaign "Experience your market". read more

Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB), together with Edeka and WWF, has set itself the goal of actively promoting biodiversity in orchards. As a partner of the table fruit initiative of the "Agriculture for Biodiversity (LfA)" programme, additional measures for
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Swisscofel hosted its 23rd General Assembly on 9 May 2023 at the Bellevue Palace Hotel in Bern. The President, Martin Farner, welcomed more than 150 members and guests. With three motions for the attention of the various assemblies, the Board wants to improve structures and processes.
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When was a watermelon ripe? Various pictures and advice are circulating on the internet. The "Dolce Passione" watermelon from the consortium of the same name makes the decision a little easier: When ripe, the rind is dark green, almost black.
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In the new Fyffes packing house in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica, the latest technology meets the highest standards of sustainability and occupational safety, according to the company. The design of the new packing house reduces water consumption by up to 40 %, ensures the best possible quality, and
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Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest New Zealand crop estimate, Zespri expects that in
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On 6 and 7 June 2023, the QS Academy invites you to the two-day workshop "Basics of Quality Management and Audit Methodology" in its new training rooms in Bonn: From 9:00 a.m. to approx. 4:30 p.m. in each case, prospective auditors will gain an insight into the basics of auditing. read more

The EU Commission's proposal for a regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR) would make classical arable farming, fruit growing, vegetable growing and viticulture in protected areas impossible and would result in massive yield losses and income reductions for farmers.
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"We don't recommend it to our employees, but you can drink the water as it is," says Martijn Vogelaar from the Fruvo fruit sorting and packaging station in Krabbendijke. Last year, VAM WaterTech installed a new water treatment system at the Fruvo sorting company
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Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest New Zealand crop estimate, Zespri expects that in
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"The inflation rate has thus weakened for the second month in a row, but remains at a high level," says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The strongest price driver among the goods and services in the basket of goods and services remained in April 2023 the
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Courgettes from the Spanish and Moroccan growing regions have been pushing onto the German market for weeks. The growing conditions in the exporting countries are good, the weather with summer temperatures allow the fruits to grow and ripen quickly. The trade reacts
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The ELWOBOT, an autonomously driving fruit and wine-growing robot with a modular energy supply and electric drive, is now entering the test phase after less than three years of planning and construction. This was announced by the Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology (LfULG). read more

After two well-attended days, the organisers of the Southern French trade fair for fruit and vegetables concluded this year's presence event with satisfaction at the end of April. Compared to the previous year, a lot has changed: With 3,397 visitors, there were 7 % more, 16 % of whom came from the
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After a long forced break due to the pandemic, the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) will open its doors to the public at its site in Braunschweig-Riddagshausen on 3 June from 10 am to 5 pm. On the open day, visitors can look forward to a wide range of activities on the extensive premises.
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In the latest World Avocado Trade Map, Rabobank states that the avocado trade will continue to grow in the coming years, but that the market will become more competitive, forcing market participants to trade not only more efficiently but also increasingly sustainably, reports
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#gemeinsam: This is the annual motto of the Bundesverband der Systemgastronomie e.V. (BdS) and also of this year's BdS general meeting in Bonn. Together with around 200 guests, the community of values celebrated, looked back on achievements and drew a positive balance for the year. For the first time
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Hardly any time to take a breather: this is the current situation for the gardeners at Reichenau Gemüse. After the harvest of the greenhouse lettuces has been completed, the next steps are already waiting in the greenhouses. Planting, harvesting and cultivation of the fruit vegetable crops cucumbers,
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Sales of Fairtrade products in Germany increased by 11% to €2.36bn in 2022. Sales of Fairtrade bananas increased to 117,000 tonnes in 2022 (+8%), against a declining overall banana market. "The consequences of war and the climate crisis are clearly felt in the growing countries.
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The German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV) has sharply criticised the EU's planned ban on fruit and vegetable packaging. "Such a ban is counterproductive because it neither reduces food waste nor increases the shelf life of the products," explained
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