Three cutting-edge projects will receive a share of £9.13 million in government funding to carry out research and development on proposals to boost agricultural productivity, sustainability and climate resilience, Defra has announced. read more

Greece’s main fresh fruit and vegetables trade fair, Freskon, returns to the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre on 23-25 April, with exhibitors from 15 countries – Greece, Uganda, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Egypt, Cyprus, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Romania, Bosnia and
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The wild custard apple is one of a number of “forgotten food crops” identified as being potentially instrumental in adapting future food systems to climate change. read more

Fruit buyers from JD Fresh, the online fresh food division of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, have travelled to Thailand to meet with local growers.  read more

Rajat IG Biotech and Dr YS Parmar University have joined hands to launch a collaborative project aimed at producing and marketing clean planting material for the Indian fresh produce industry.  read more

Internal Trade Department under Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has teamed up with retailers to boost fruit sales and support the country’s growers. read more

How would you summarise the state of the industry in Belgium at the moment? read more

MLK Deliveries, a subsidiary of the Italian postal service Poste Italiane, has partnered with Italtrans logistics company Mazzocco to launch a courier service that delivers fresh produce and other fresh foods. read more

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) hosted its Spring Policy Summit on 14-15 March, bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, and experts to discuss critical issues facing the fresh produce industry. read more

The government has published its long-awaited post-Brexit border plan. read more

Switzerland-based Agrinorm has announced that it has secured a seven-digit round of financing to further develop its AI-powered software for quality risk management across fresh produce value chains. read more

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched its IFG Family of Flavors to better communicate to retailers and customers its diverse range of grape varieties and their corresponding flavour categories – including sweet neutral, tropical, and muscat. read more

China has become the 59th country to grant access to Ecuadorean pitahayas after years of negotiations, Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) announced this week. read more

NIAB has published its first annual review summarising all the fruit-related research and demonstration projects it is currently engaged in. read more

Israel’s Haskelberg has teamed up with IG Deccan to bring high-quality avocado genetics to India. read more

Post-harvest specialist AgroFresh has announced four key appointments to its leadership team enhancing its capabilities in global operations, information technology, digital solutions and global talent. read more

South Africa will host the eleventh World Avocado Congress, to be held in 2027. read more

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) will continue its advocacy work for at least the next six years. read more

Ecuadorean banana supplier Reybanpac has picked up an award from business magazine Ekos as one of the Best Companies with Triple Impact: economic, social and environmental. read more

The benefits of bumblebee pollination of strawberry crops are well known in terms of their improvements to yield and quality, but research also demonstrates advantages for the fruit’s shelf-life. read more