What is coming from Brussels and Berlin? And which strategies will take off after the "turn of the times"? When executives, corporate leaders and decision-makers from the entire packaging value chain meet in Berlin on 30 and 31 March 2023 for the 18th German Packaging Congress, they will be moving closer together.
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With the presentation of the funding documents by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Dr Ophelia Nick, the official starting signal was given for the model and demonstration project "Measures to strengthen functional
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In the advertising campaign "go greener, feel better" of the European project "EU F & V Consumption - Providing information to increase the consumption of EU fresh fruit and vegetables in the EU internal market" ("EU Fruit-
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The Belgian participation in this year's fair was larger than ever before in the history of FRUIT LOGISTICA. Organised by Flanders' agricultural marketing bureau VLAM, the show included a total of 32 Belgian suppliers of potatoes, fruit, vegetables and fruit trees. Also present were the
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The DSLV Federal Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics, together with the Federal Association of German Bus Companies (bdo), the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) e.V. and the Federal Association of the German Waste Management, Water and Recycling Industry (BDE) e.V., is promoting a
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The Europatat Congress will take place in Gdansk (Poland) from 5 to 7 June 2023. According to the organisers Europatat and the Polish Potato Association, registrations are now open. read more

The sustainability label 'On the way to PlanetProof' has been around for five years. In that time, the label's share of fruit and vegetables in the Netherlands has increased from less than 5% to 55% of total cultivation. The area under cultivation for table potatoes now amounts to 66 % of the total
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Trainees and newcomers to the fruit trade will be given the basics and background information on the diverse green assortment at the two-day Fresh Produce Seminar "Commodity Knowledge, Focus on Vegetables" on 23 and 24 March, according to the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV). read more

After months of intense negotiations, the UK and Europe have finally reached an agreement on trade rules for Northern Ireland after Brexit, eurofruit reports. read more

After Mario Gómez and the KRONE Group, FC Bayern record player Thomas Müller is now also investing in the sustainable concept of the food-tech start-up, Organic Garden announces. read more

In view of recent scientific studies on the direct influence of glyphosate on insect mortality, the Aurelia Foundation demands that the EU Commission revoke the extension of the authorisation of the pesticide glyphosate. The
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Westfalia Fruit is expanding its collaboration with small farmers in some of the world's poorest and most remote areas to help them access global markets and build sustainable livelihoods. In Africa, South America and beyond
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Bad weather in recent months, not least Cyclone Gabrielle, has caused the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) to classify volumes for the 2023 season well below the 160 million trays exported last year, Rural News reports. read more

The month of March is all about the "Power of 3". Therefore, the global campaign "Power of 3" of the Californian walnut industry is launched for the fourth time. The aim is to raise awareness of the health benefits of omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and the culinary benefits of ALA.
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The fruits were cultivated on an area of 30,800 ha, agraria.pe refers to data from Midagri. The regions with the largest area under mango cultivation were Piura with 19,867 ha (64.6 % of the total area), Lambayeque with 4,311 ha (14 %), Ancash with 1,843 ha (6 %) and Cajamarca with 1,160 ha.
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Spain imported a volume of 3.8 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 3.763 billion euros in 2022. This is a growth of 7% and 15% respectively compared to the previous year. These figures reinforce the upward trend of recent years and continue to show a more positive development than the
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On 8 February 2023, at the Palace Hotel Berlin, opinion leaders, journalists, buyers and distributors from the agricultural sector had the opportunity to learn about the promoted products of the European Mediterranean Combo campaign. At the same time, theMediterranean
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As part of the General Assembly on 23 March in Lérida, Catalonia, AREFLH (Assembly of European Horticultural Regions) is organising a public conference on the new CAP and the future European Packaging Regulation. read more

Cellular agriculture promises solutions to many current and future challenges, but research is still in its infancy and concrete applications are scarce. In order to support this research area and find answers to the challenges in the
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On 27 February 2023, potato grower HZPC celebrated its 125th anniversary. Drs. A. A. M. Brok, Commissioner of the King of the Province of Friesland, also presented HZPC with the certificate for the predicate Royal. A special recognition for the international market leader in the field of
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