The President of the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia, Federica Argentati, made statements on the sidelines of the technical round table convened last week by Undersecretary of State Luigi D'Eramo, at the Sala Natali of the Ministry of Agriculture, which was attended by
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Antonio Ruggiero, with his advertising campaign centred on all the national broadcasters and the programmes most loved by Italian families, enriches his story with telepromotions conducted by well-known personalities of the general public. Also this year the much-loved Antonella
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The clementine season is also beginning in Apulia, particularly in the Taranto area, and the situation is no different from other areas. The campaign, due to the hot and dry weather, started with a considerable delay. The producer describes the first remnants of the season
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The Danish start-up PerPlant has recently launched its new device to enable farmers to monitor their crops and intervene promptly in the event of problems: it is called Jarvised and is a platform based on artificial intelligence. read more

They are red in the skin and also in the flesh and have become famous on Tik Tok and Instagram. They are the Kissabel apples; read more

Improving soil health by offering customised advice to farmers, and measuring the success of specific soil management practices through digitised data collection and benchmarking. Soil health', the new solution from Abaco Group, was born with this mission in mind,
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Maiora concludes its 2023 plan of new openings and modernisation of its network with the opening of a brand new Interspar in Lecce, thus expanding its presence in Puglia and, in particular, in Salento. read more

Innovation is the lifeblood of FRUIT LOGISTICA, whose motto this year is 'The heartbeat of the Fresh Produce Business'. From 7 to 9 February 2024, the leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable sector returns to Berlin with an entirely new programme of young
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Two months after the start of the tricolour trolley, it is possible to take an initial stock of its effects on supermarket customers' spending. In the pre- and post-initiative comparison, there is a clear improvement in the volume trend in total shop sales, with
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After a record-breaking 2022, in the first nine months of 2023 Italian agri-food exports exceeded the value of EUR 47 billion, posting growth of 6.1% compared to the same period in 2022. read more

"An important contribution to the Strategic Plan for Risk Management in Agriculture 2024 can come from Romagna: this year's disasters have conditioned the performance of the primary sector, but they have also impacted on insurance budgets, to the extent that they have determined the increase
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A single machine to pack a wide range of products. This is the versatility of Robinia, the vertical packaging machine from Gnache that we presented in recent months (click here to read more) and which will make its debut at the next edition of Fruit Logistica in Berlin, where
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Agea, Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura, is back on the front line with the launch of a new project aimed at combating corruption and organised crime, and it is doing so through a series of three talks entitled 'Cultivating Legality. Discovering new
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"Unusual and certainly unsatisfactory moment for the aubergine market, both for black and purple. In spite of the reduced volumes, due to the problems of fruit set caused by the prolonged heat, demand remains stagnant at the pole'. These words to IFN byDavide Burrafato
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Pest control for citrus fruits and persimmons passes through nanomaterials enriched with essential oils. This is the goal achieved by the Esencia-N project developed by the University of Valencia (UV) through the Redolí group, in collaboration with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)
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Everything happened in just a few hours. In the morning, an open letter was sent to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry by the leaders of the pear world, i.e. the IO of pears, the Consortium of Pears of Emilia Romagna PGI and
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On 13 December in Casoria, a new Sole365 supermarket will open its doors at 9.00 a.m. in Via Armando Diaz 106. Immersed in the most magical of Christmas atmospheres, amidst festive decorations, gift ideas and many selected food and wine delicacies, a new Sole365 will bring the best of Christmas
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"I appreciated how in the open letter (click here to read more) it was emphasised that the government's commitment was there and will be there. We brought together all the councillors of the Italian regions, announcing that there is an emergency fund of 270 million more, which we will put at
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The first container of bananas from India was received. The promoters INI Farms (a sister company of Ulink Agritech) and Del Monte, together with representatives of the Embassy of India, the shipping company Maersk and the host Rotterdam Fruit Wharf, opened the first container. read more

During one of our last visits to an Il Gigante shop, we found a product in the fruit and vegetable department that caught our interest and now we explain why. The reference in question is organic potatoes in 2-kg paper bags under the brand name Bio Val
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