Fresh Inset and Janssen PMP have signed an evaluation and standstill agreement to test and develop Fresh Inset’s Vidre+ technology on fresh produce and ornamental plants. read more

The Board of Appeal of the European Union’s Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) has confirmed the Community Plant Variety Right No. 14.111 for the Nadorcott mandarin variety. read more

Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Mafs) has revealed its plans to focus on growing the country’s fresh produce exports in 2023. read more

Flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has officially set up an Australian business entity. read more

Technology solutions to the irrigation crisis are up for discussion at an event on innovation in water and agriculture, hosted by AgriTechE. read more

UK vegetable producer Riviera Produce, located in Cornwall, is adapting to the increased likelihood of summer heat waves brought on by the climate crisis and has warned the UK of the dangers of depending on food imports in future. read more

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for 200 (M1-200), a joint initiative to “reduce Africa’s food import dependency, and build sustainable, inclusive
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Spanish biotech company Kimitec has teamed up with Biome Makers, a California-based ag-tech company specialising in the analysis of soil biology and microbiology, to research the composition and behaviour of soil microbiota with the aim of developing a new generation of probiotics adapted to the
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As if the past season has not been tough enough, Southern Africa’s citrus growers face the mother of all consultations over the next two months. read more

Bakker Belgium has announced that for the first time, an e-truck will transport fresh fruit and vegetables to retailer Delhaize. read more

PML Kenya has invested US$300,000 in a new vacuum cooler system at the Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, with the aim of providing customers with an affordable and highly efficient temperature control measure to improve cool chain management. read more

Aldi has now donated 30 million meals to good causes since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Eagerly anticipated details on the government’s post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme in England have been unveiled. read more

The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released its 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report, highlighting how US organic fresh produce sales grew by 3 per cent in 2022. read more

The world’s largest fresh produce company Dole has handed overall responsibility for the development of its European customer base to Tobias Deil, who has taken on the role of managing director, Dole Europe GmbH. read more

HarvestEye is gearing up to launch a new version of its machine-learning root crops insights tool at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. read more

British plant and produce trade group, the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA), will showcase its largest-ever group of UK exhibitors at the CHA pavillion during Fruit Logistica next month. read more

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk A/S, an entity of AP Moller-Maersk, have mutually agreed to terminate the 2M alliance, effective January 2025. read more

Fairtrade has launched a new risk map to identify and visualise the greatest human rights and environmental risks in the sectors where it is active. read more

What are your hopes for the year ahead, both for your company and the business as a whole? read more