Planet Farms, a leading technology company in the vertical farming sector, is proceeding with its development programme by focusing on its new-generation plant in Cirimido, whose construction work will see a major acceleration in the coming months, with
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"We have worked to save the bagged salad from European follies, giving an answer to the many farmers in the IV gamma chain. In Berlin we presented our Manifesto for the relaunch, which is the result of discussions with the main realities of the sector and a part
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The year 2023 was the year in which the consequences of climate change led the agricultural world to convincingly ask questions to face an increasingly challenging future. In South Tyrol too, extreme temperatures and water shortages are prompting research to
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On 9 February, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) held its annual general meeting. During the meeting, which took place during Fruit Logistica in Berlin, WAPA unveiled its forecast for the southern hemisphere apple and pear harvest. This report was
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Pink hues, a persistent and aromatic flavour, and small cloves.Sardinian garlic enters for the first time the Regional Directory of Agrobiodiversity, the online database that collects indigenous varieties, cultivated since ancient times and adapted to the climate, territory and
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With the fourth week of the year, the month of January came to a close, and fruit and vegetables by weight recorded higher sales in value terms than LCC. However, the double-digit inflation for fruit and vegetables hides a decrease in volumes.Among the channels,
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La Borsa della Spesa, the service aimed entirely at consumers, created by Bmti and Italmercati, in collaboration with Consumerismo No Profit, is expanding. As of today, in fact, the service will no longer only include the fruit and vegetable sector but will also provide useful information on
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Vog - Home of apples reconfirms itself as a benchmark for the apple category, with an increasingly efficient organisation, product specialisation and an assortment of varieties and brands capable of enriching the fruit and vegetable department for all 12 months of the year. Thus the
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On 5 February, the change in Assomela's management formally took place, with the handover between Alessandro Dalpiaz, director of the association for over 20 years and now retired, and Giovanni Missanelli, Assomela's new director, who has
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The following is the text of the message from the 'Coordinamento riscatto agricolo' (Agricultural Redemption Coordination) on the tractor protest underway throughout Italy. The message was read by Amadeus on the Sanremo stage during the fourth evening of the Festival. read more

Spreafico is relying on Greece for supplies of green kiwis and other fruits. In view of the difficulties in the sector in Italy - such as adverse weather conditions and the emergence of new diseases, which are forcing producers to focus more and more on yellow kiwi fruit - the company is turning to
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On Friday afternoon, as Fruit Logistica closed its doors (click here to read more), all the attention of the agricultural sector shifted to Rome, where the government, in the space of a few hours, summoned both the main trade unions in the sector and the spokesman of one of the
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The Board of Directors of D.IT - Distribuzione Italiana Soc. Coop. and the Board of Directors of Realco Soc. Coop. announce that Donatella Prampolini Manzini (photo at top) has resigned as President and Director of both companies; read more

Uncuore di bue - Italian - homogeneous in both shape and colour and with an intense and constant flavour during the 9 months of marketing (which will become 12). Last but not least, an above-average shelf life; read more

Favourable vote on Wednesday in the European Parliament on assisted evolution techniques (Tea). An important step therefore for the agricultural world the approval by the European Parliament of the Tea Regulation, a tool to improve production and combat change
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For a heavenly apple, such as Cosmic Crisp, a special presentation is needed, and the breakfast with a view of Berlin at dawn on the second day of Fruit Logistica certainly did not disappoint expectations. The press event, organised by the South Tyrolean consortia VIP and VOG, was a
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After its debut in 2023, the 'Dolce Passione' Consortium presented the 'Dolce Passione' watermelon to international buyers at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The presentation took place yesterday afternoon in the Sala Eventi Italy by Consortium President Roberto Castello (Ortofrutta
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Dulcis®, a fruit that combines sweetness and freshness (click here to read more), is making its way into the green-fleshed kiwi market. The presentation took place yesterday during the Fruit Logistica fair, in the presence of Mirco Montefiori, president of Dulcis Kiwifruit Company;
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The buds of the fruit trees are already swollen. An unseasonable development due to the mild, sunny climate and temperatures above the seasonal average, especially in the middle hours of the day. read more

Lights and shadows would be too much, but not everything worked properly on the second day of Fruit Logisitca. At 5 p.m. there was no sign of the biblical taxi queue that has always characterised the second day of the Berlin event. The service may have improved but in the
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