The search for solutions to HLB has been going on for nearly two decades. Growers and researchers have learned ways to improve nutrition programs to keep trees alive and productive, but nowhere near at the level of the days before the disease. read more

The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines has monitored the prices of onion and garlic in local markets. Citing the data from the DA, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the average prices of local onion sin September and October this year range from PHP140 to 142; PHP125 to 130
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"Our business has been growing constantly over the part 10 years. We currently boast around 5,300 hectares of apple orchards, with a slight increase in the orchards in the upper valley," explains Martin Pinzger, general director at VIP-Associazione delle Cooperative Ortofrutticole della Val
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The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) calls on the South African minister of finance to make the financial recovery of Transnet a priority, says Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa. The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will deliver
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In line with its mandate, the Kenyan Horticultural Crops Directorate enforces sector regulations to ensure that quality produce is marketed locally and internationally. This includes ensuring that mature avocado is harvested and exported, in a bid to sustain and grow our international markets
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To meet the growing demand for sliced fruit, Lyon-based Voie Verte automated its filling process. Several Ishida fresh produce scales are now proving their worth in processing the sticky and delicate produce into high-quality freshcut products. The linear scales were specially developed for
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Growers across Jammu and Kashmir are experimenting with persimmons as a new fruit crop. According to Naveed Hamid, Chief Executive Officer of SKUAST-K’s Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship Centre, persimmons hold immense potential as a cash crop. read more

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According to Chilean Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela, who just returned from a China trip led by President Gabriel Boric, the Chile-China relationship is based on trust, transparency and complementarity. read more

DeHaat, the prominent Indian AgTech platform providing agricultural services for farmers, is entering into a strategic partnership with Freshtrop Fruits Ltd. to enhance the export business of grapes and other fruits from India. The partnership aligns with the vision of both the companies to
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Hamas is currently holding an estimated 220 Israelis hostage in Gaza. Of those, about a quarter are Thai. So the Israeli government reported* last Wednesday. These people are almost all migrant workers working in Israel's agriculture and horticulture sectors. read more

The once-sleepy fishing town of Chancay, 80km north of Lima, used to be best known as a weekend getaway for residents of the capital. But, today, the beachfront is a sprawling construction site, with cranes shifting pillars as dumper trucks rumble around below. read more

Everything points to Almeria's tomato acreage being reduced this year due, among other factors, to the fear of ToBRFV. Thus, it would help to have official data on the situation to make it possible to assess its actual gravity and whether the current alarm is justified. "Last year, here in the
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Autonomous Agri Systems (AAS) has introduced a “robot as a service” (RaaS) option for sowing, weeding and band-spraying. Users of RaaS operations will pay a fee based on the task, the equipment required and the area covered. The service is comprehensive, and includes supplying the equipment,
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Tesco buys Isle of Man's Shoprite stores; supplier vows to keep local produce focus read more

Almost four weeks after the major fire, the Hamm-based company Manss is back in business - and even intends to make big plans soon. "We were able to react extremely quickly. Every single employee has pulled together in an exemplary manner, so that we can now look to the future with optimism
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The calibers of garlic that are most requested by supermarkets are in limited supply, making the season difficult, according to Agata Czyzewska-Ziarnik, purchase specialist of Polish garlic trader Falcon Garlic: “At the moment, we feel the fluctuations in the garlic market and, as such, 2023
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Bolivia's Ministry of Rural Development and Land aims to strengthen the country's pineapple production with the MD2 variety, which is in high demand in the international market. It will do so through its Improvement of the Production of Pineapple for Export and the National Market Intervention
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This month, Industrial Auctions is organizing an online auction on behalf of Kartoffelverarbeitungs GmbH in Hirschfeld (DE). The offer consists of infeed bunkers, peelers, washing machines, sorting and batching machines, slicers, multihead weighers, metal detectors and many more. These are from
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Some 1,150 representatives from the corrugated board industry and its suppliers heard about the latest innovations and process optimisation at the FEFCO Technical Seminar in Lyon on October 25-27, where ideas, policies and new technologies in the sector were debated. read more