South Africa’s rail and port operator Transnet has appointed a new chief executive to lead what many in the fruit industry hope is the group’s speedy recovery. read more

The 2024 Onion and Carrot Conference will take place on 27 November, organisers have announced. read more

This is the view of the South African fruit industry association Hortgro, which nevertheless points out that "there is still a long way to go to bring the port's productivity up to the same level as the rest of the world". read more

Glastuinbouw Nederland has launched a pilot project in close collaboration with the tomato growers' cooperative, Biobest Netherlands, Bioline Agrosciences and Vertify in order to better meet the challenges in the future. The aim is to test the effect of two biological
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HarvestEye has secured its first distributorship in Finland. read more

A multi-partner UK research and development project to map fresh produce from source to consumer using digital technology to reduce food waste has been developed. read more

Experts from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Agroscope and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have scrutinised the changes in agricultural practice in Europe and drawn conclusions for the future. They have conducted interviews, surveys and
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"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