In addition to QA-specific topics and interesting technical presentations, another focus was on active dialogue during the breaks scheduled for this purpose, which were used intensively by the participants. read more

Fruit exports saw the sharpest decline in volume at -7% and 6.2 million tonnes, while the value increased by 1% to 8.972 billion euros. After citrus fruits, exports of soft fruits also fell: strawberries -11% (246,208 tonnes), blueberries -15% (73,508 tonnes) and raspberries -17
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During its annual general meeting (AGM) in February, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) elected Jeff Correa as chairman of the association.   read more

Woolworths Group has announced its managing director and group chief executive, Brad Banducci, will retire after 13 years with the company, and eight-and-a-half years as group chief executive.   read more

The product of a decade’s research from Morocco’s Les Domaines Agricoles, the brand-new SweetCott mandarin was launched at this month’s Fruit Logistica in Berlin, marketed as the “birth of a new legend” in the category. read more

In our cultivated landscape, only a few meadows and fields are completely dark at night. In addition to street lights, passing vehicles also bring light pollution into these ecosystems at night. While many other animals sleep, earthworms wriggle out of their burrows at night to wait for
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The UK will launch a new annual Food Security Index to monitor the nation’s self-sufficiency in food production, the Prime Minister has announced. read more

UK-based Jones Food Company (JFC) has opened its second vertical farm, JFC2, located near Lydney in Gloucestershire. read more

Spain’s Semillas Fitó chose Fruit Logistica 2024 as the backdrop for the official launch of its ambitious 2023-26 Sustainability Plan. The plan sets out the positive contribution the seed company can make to improving nutrition worldwide, in terms of food security – by breeding more
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Aldi is to create 5,500 new roles across the UK this year, the retailer announced today (21 February). read more

By 2022, 697 farms in Flanders, or 3% of all farms, were growing vegetables under glass. The number of greenhouse vegetable farms had declined slightly since 2012, but had increased again in the past three years. In contrast, the area under greenhouse vegetables has
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Greenyard has reported on a third-quarter (Q3) year-to-date sales increase of 12.2 per cent versus the same period of 2022/23. read more

As political parties gear up for a general election, the NFU is asking which party will back British farming and deliver the right plan for British food. read more

NFU Cymru has presented Welsh government minister for rural affairs Lesley Griffiths with a comprehensive set of key policy asks to address the concerns and worries of thousands of farmers who have attended NFU Cymru roadshows and events over the past month. read more

Costa Rican mangoes fill an important window between February and May. But this year they have been in particularly strong demand due to the shortage of mangoes coming out of Peru, according to Andres Medina, managing director of grower-exporter Manga Rica. read more

After a successful multi-year strategic partnership in the global seed potato world, this acquisition is a "logical next step" for both organisations. The acquisition of TPC offers Agrico the prospect of achieving its growth targets in the shrinking
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With the Voluntary QS Sustainability Inspection (FIN) module, QS has developed a standardised, practical approach for the entire fruit, vegetables and potatoes value chain. read more

Antagonistic yeasts such as Metschnikowia pulcherrima are an attractive alternative to conventional plant protection products because they are usually easy to produce and are considered safe. M. pulcherrima inhibits other fungi and some bacteria very strongly and suppresses germs of greater importance
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The German Fruit Prize has been one of the most important industry awards for more than 27 years. This year, we want to do more to promote young talent: We are looking for the YOUNGSTAR for the first time. read more