"We are very pleased to welcome Julio Triana to the Board of Management of Bayer and as Head of the Consumer Health business," said Prof Dr Norbert Winkeljohann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG. "He brings a unique combination of financial and marketing expertise as well as
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The Soil Assoication has added its voice to a leading expert in calling for schools and hospitals to serve more “real food” and less ultra-processed foods. read more

Hort Innovation is offering up to four fully funded fellowships for transformational projects that spark positive change in the Australian horticulture sector.  read more

Leading Indian exporter INI Farms – part of the AgroStar Group – has shipped its first container of Kimaye-branded pomegranates to the US via seafreight. read more

A high-profile lineup of leading names in the business is set to speak at Fresh Produce India as the event makes its much-anticipated in-person return on 21-22 March 2024. read more

The European Commission’s efforts to reduce the environmental impact of packaging is based on inadequate scientific research, according to a pan-industry group called the The Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF). read more

New management, more transparency, better cooperation, and ongoing improvements have helped to turn around the backlog at the Cape Town port (CTP) for fruit exports. read more

According to T&G Global chair Benedikt Mangold, the loss incurred by the company in the year to 31 December 2023, largely a result of last February’s Cyclone Gabrielle, would have no bearing on T&G’s strategy going forward. read more

Due to sometimes very long transit times, there are always urgent lots that need to be marketed quickly. Relief sales are also the order of the day. Following the declining prices for light-coloured seedless varieties over the past ten days, the prices for
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Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Federal Managing Director of Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), comments: "Under pressure from the agricultural lobby, the German government is sacrificing one of the most important minimum ecological requirements provided for in EU agricultural funding. The regulation that four per cent of agricultural
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Technology that harnesses lightning’s nitrogen-fixing properties could revolutionise fertiliser production and supply, cut carbon emissions and support soil health, researchers claim. read more

That is three fewer farms than in 2022, but 1.6% more acreage for bush berries than in the previous year. According to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Statistical Office, a total of 165.5 tonnes of bush berries were harvested in 2023. The harvest volume was therefore 2.3% below the previous year's result
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An integrated news portal supplements the checklist function and informs users promptly about relevant news relating to the QS scheme. read more

The EU should no longer pursue the directive in this form, according to Dr Dirk Jandura, President of the German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Association (BGA). read more

This was reported by reefertrends, citing data from the Ministry of Agriculture. The previous record was therefore around 210,000 tonnes in 2022. Moshe Brookenthal, head of the fruit sector at the Crop Production and Marketing Office, stated that "despite the
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The NFU has called on the government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice. read more

Pear Bureau Northwest has announced its president and chief executive Kevin Moffitt will be stepping down after 35 years with the organisation.  read more

Italian marketing consortium Vip has launched a new 100 per cent paper pack for its organic apples, as it continues to enjoy what it describes as a “very strong” commercial campaign. read more

Fruit Service Collective, a new Belgium-based independent business unit from the family Maes (Mago Holding), enjoyed a wide introduction to the fresh produce business at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. read more

Retail group Spar Italy recently renewed its support for a project called Blood Oranges for Research, a campaign run by AIRC, the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research. read more