Italy authorises the field experimentation of Tea (Assisted Evolution Techniques), of which genome editing is the best known. The green light was given with the approval of an amendment to the Drought DL in the Senate's VIII and IX Joint Commissions. An essential tool to target the
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The campaign for Barbera's seedless table grape Arra Sugar Drop (Arra 30) gets under way: early June will see the first releases. "The market is ready in Italy too: 2023 will be the breakthrough year for this premium product," says Alessandro Barbera, founder, owner and
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Bonduelle continues to make its production more sustainable and relies on Agriculture 4.0 technologies. For production in the Murcia region of Campo Cartagena in southern Spain, it has chosen the Trapview solution for monitoring and forecasting the main
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After an extraordinary board meeting, Apofruit resolved important actions of financial support to its members affected by the flooding. "We are talking, specifically, about a thousand farms covering 2,700 hectares of land, between the Imola area and the provinces
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"An unprecedented challenge for us and for the fruit growing industry in Romagna. The Alegra Group is working on the rescheduling of work to ensure continuity in supplies and respect for the commitments made with customers after the flood. Damage still to be quantified, the need
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The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed at giving voice to female entrepreneurship, enters its final phase. This year, nine projects have been nominated for the
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The Eté brand's offer is enriched with a proximity format designed for small dimensions. Eté Smarty, as reported on Gdoweek, already has its first six sales outlets: two in Agropoli (Sa), one in Sant'Antonio Abate (Sa), one in Teggiano (Sa), one in
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The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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The Italian nut supply chains gathered at a working table at the recent edition of Macfrut 2023. An opportunity to take stock of a sector that counts important numbers and growing potential, especially in some areas, as well as an increase in the preferences of
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A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and an increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare Roma observatory for the coming weeks. Less
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The entry of Alì (Selex) into Freshfel Europe, one of the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations, was made official at a meeting in Brussels. Freshfel, which is responsible for maintaining and binding relations between institutions and companies in the supply chain
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Clementine di Calabria Igp, with 13 thousand tonnes marketed, is the largest citrus chain in Calabria, as well as the most important in Italy. To date, it represents about 5% of the region's total production. Giorgio Salimbeni, president of
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Positive lifestyle, wellbeing for one's body and environmental protection. Under the banner of these values, DimmidiSìrinnova is also renewing its partnership with Radio Deejay for 2023. Fresh extracts protagonists read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds expands its spinach assortment with new varieties tailored to the production needs of the Piana del Sele, one of the main production areas in Europe for the first and fourth range baby leaf segment. Hardy and covering all production cycles
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Perla Nerahas launched its 2023 marketing campaign, which will continue until the end of September. Important marketing and promotion activities will be carried out, which will touch on the main sporting events of the year, including the Champions League final. Production on 700 hectares, in gdo
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The European Commission's proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste published on 30 November 2022 continues to cause debate. The Gruppo IV Gamma of Unione Italiana Food points out some criticalities that would have serious repercussions on the sector. read more

After the flood, the trucks for the shipment of goods from Conserve Italia's Barbiano di Cotignola fruit juice plant are starting up again. Production lines back in operation at the Massa Lombarda plant. Damage still not quantifiable Flood damage in Barbiano read more

Solidarity initiatives in favour of the flood victims by trade associations, retailers continue to grow. Here are some of them. read more

The development of the Tigros network (Agorà Network) continues with new openings that strengthen the brand's presence. Among the most recent is the one in Lomazzo (Co), in Via Graffignana 18, with a format that faithfully reflects the group's display and assortment logic. The department
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The cherry campaign, which got off to a difficult start in Italy due to heavy rainfall, is now at an end, while that of hawthorns and strawberries in the central and southern regions of Italy is coming to an end. There is less availability of aubergines and peppers due to the bad weather. Delayed the
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