Catalonia continues to be severely affected by drought. One of the consequences of the water shortage was the closure at the end of April of the Urgell Canal (Lleida), which only supplies water for the population and emergency irrigation for fruit trees. A cultivated area is affected
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Starting with the opening of the first Lidl shop in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim in 1973, the food retailer is now one of the leading retailers, largest employers and best-known brands in Germany. This development has always been based on a clear focus,
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The season of peaches and nectarines from the Mediterranean region is starting. Low rainfall and high temperatures are affecting production and calibre sizes in the Spanish growing regions. Consequently, the promotional season with the stone fruit starts in the German
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"We want to continue to add value to the supply chain, especially in times of changing working models", explained Salvador Martínez, Secretary of the Federation. To facilitate compliance with the regulation, Fedemco has promoted its own certification: Ecowoox®. read more

In the past decade, around 35,600 mostly small farms in this country had to give up. To set an example here, Knuspr launched the "Genuss-Helden" programme in the summer of 2022. Now the online food retailer, together with six regional partners, announced that this year
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The Vitalis Group, one of the leading French companies in the trade and packaging of potatoes and fresh spices, has nine packaging sites in France, located in the main production areas. Over 250,000 tonnes of potatoes, onions and spices
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In addition to the 2,607 entries on the Red List of endangered native crops to date, the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, BLE) added five more varieties and cultivars in 2022: Haunsberg rye and wheat, oats from Anthering am Haunsberg, imperial barley and the
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The final calculation according to the Polish CIS (German Main Statistical Office) showed that berries ended 2022 with a production of around 589,000 tonnes. This is only 4 % more production than in the previous year. Strawberries achieved the largest share of the total harvest volume with 180,000 t, followed by
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Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) looks back on a successful HortiRoad2India trade mission to Hyderabad and Delhi, which took place from 23 to 30 April. During this mission, the public-private partnership took advantage of valuable opportunities to promote the Dutch
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The fourth "Long Night of Nutrition" of the association Ernährung-NRW e.V. took place on 5 May 2023. Members of the association as well as interested parties from companies, associations and institutions from the North Rhine-Westphalian food industry, the food trade and
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Via a technical notification published on 9 May 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) revoked the parallel trade permit for the plant protection product Goal (GP No. 024353-00/089). read more

Horticultural businesses in Germany provide a diverse range of food for bees and other pollinating insects. The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) is drawing attention to this in the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May 2023. read more

The facility in Wageningen, the Netherlands, will help strengthen and accelerate Bayer's search for resistant varieties to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "This new infrastructure is part of a global trial set-up aimed at,
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The campaign, with the slogan "Join the #LongLifeChallenge in Europe and take action for a better life by eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day", aims to raise awareness of the importance of eating European fruit and vegetables every day in the
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According to the company, the seal symbolises Syngenta's efforts to develop varieties that are resistant not only to the ToBRFV virus but also to other important diseases, thus protecting crop yields. In addition, the high quality of the fruit is to be maintained
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the insecticide SpinTor (active ingredient: spinosad) for the control of the cherry vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) on several crops. read more

Within 24 hours, a total of 16 heavy rains have fallen on Emilia-Romagna, another four in Marche, and storms and thunderstorms have also been recorded: This is announced by the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti. An unusually severe
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Carrots are the most popular vegetable in Switzerland, almost 7 kg per person and year were eaten by the Swiss last year. Tomatoes come in second place, and if cherry tomatoes were added, they would even knock carrots off the top spot.
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We are a wholesale company with affiliated production, preparation and distribution for vegetables in Willich Schiefbahn. read more

The Experimental Centre Laimburg and the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano organised the first scientific symposium on NMR spectroscopy in South Tyrol. On this occasion, the new laboratory for NMR spectroscopy was inaugurated, which was jointly built by the two research institutions at the
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