Spices & Herbs Global Expo at Macfrut 2024, confirms and relaunches. The only European exhibition dedicated to spices, officinal herbs and aromatic herbs confirms its presence for the third consecutive year, making it an essential reference point for the sector. At the same time, it relaunches with
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Italian pears are running out of volume while Dutch pears are riding the wave, for apples it is the club varieties that dominate the market while for kiwis the Romagna, Greek and New Zealand products coexist. This is the summary of the commercial picture for pome fruits
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Carousels in the international limelight thanks to a New York Times article: 'Is it a melon or a cucumber? It is a cucumber-melon, and it is delicious'. The typical product of Apulia was discovered by Professor Jay Tracy, a teacher for the deaf with a passion for vegetable gardens,
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In the province of Verona, 18,320 foreign workers were hired in the agricultural sector in 2022, accounting for 70% of all new employees in the sector. The Italian language is fundamental for understanding not only directives and rules, but also safe behaviour, since for a
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These days, until 29 January, the seventh edition of the Cardo festival will be held in the historic centre of Cervia; despite the many difficulties after the floods, this is the way to celebrate a characteristic product of Romagna. Various companies have fought to prevent this
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For agricultural professionals, insects increasingly represent an insidious threat and, at the same time, a challenge to be overcome. In addition, the phenomenon of global warming and ongoing climate change, with increasingly torrid summers and milder winters, favours
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The start date of Fruit Logistica, the Berlin trade fair scheduled from 7 to 9 February, is getting closer and closer, and this year Ilipparticipates once again with its innovative packaging solutions for the fruit and vegetable sector. Baskets, trays and alveoli in
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Mediterranean', like the diet it wants to promote in the world to increase the export of Italian agricultural and food excellence. This is the name of the association set up by Unione Italiana Food and Confagricoltura. read more

Following the article on the importance of the Abate Fétel pear for the sector (click here to read more), we receive and publish a letter signed by one of our readers, suggesting some simple steps to be taken for its relaunch. read more

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (in the opening photo) spoke at the first session of the strategic dialogue with European farmers at the Berlaymont Palace: 'We must overcome this polarisation with dialogue. And you deserve fair remuneration
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In the second week of the year, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight showed double-digit value sales growth and more than double the size of the trend compared to Lcc. However, the growth in average prices reduces the volume performance by no small margin.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the present and future of the food industry in several areas: from the implementation of robot chefs for use in catering, to more accurate supply chain traceability and increased food safety. Undoubtedly
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Italy is facing a significant change in the management of packaging waste, through the Conai Environmental Contribution (Cac) system. This change not only reflects growing environmental awareness but also current economic needs. read more

The Melinda brand will once again be the protagonist of the Marcialonga, the main cross-country skiing event in Trentino, scheduled for Sunday 28 January. Four years after the last time, in fact, the Consortium's brand will once again feature prominently on the bibs of the
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The marketing of the yellow and red-fleshed varieties of the Kiwi Passion® Consortium is entering the final phase of the campaign. We take stock of the year with Marco De Nadai, marketing and communication manager of the Kiwi Passion® Consortium. read more

The Laimburg Research Centre is the research centre for agriculture and food processing in South Tyrol. The Centre's programme of activities is drawn up and defined every summer in close coordination with local interest groups. In this way it is possible to
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"The approval with almost 60 per cent of the votes in favour of the position on the new regulation that will authorise the cultivation of new varieties obtained through assisted evolution techniques (Tea) by the Environment Commission gives us hope for a final agreement by the end of the
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The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus is the sworn enemy of tomatoes at the moment, and for growers it is becoming the main challenge to face as this virus can compromise a large part of the harvest with percentages as high as 70%. The main companies
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2023 was a positive year for service products, especially for cooked vegetables. As the data in our possession show (Agroter Fruit and Vegetable Monitor elaborations on IRI Liquid Data - total Italy hyper+super), for service products the progressive
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The port of Trieste could give European fruit and vegetables to Africa greater efficiency. As reported by the newspaper ilnautilus.it, Monday saw the signing in Cairo of the bilateral Italy-Egypt agreement signed by Ambassador Michele Quaroni, and the Minister of Transport
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