Enhancing local ecotypes has always been an objective of the seed company Blumen Vegetables Seeds (click here to read more). This time the company's research, in the person of breeder Mariano Giannone, has turned to the pepper segment, for which the local ecotype has been innovated
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"It will be a different format just like our fair". With these words the President of Macfrut, Renzo Piraccini, had given us a preview of the contents of Macfrut Academy (click here for more details) and today, after watching the first episode, we can certainly confirm it; read more

The Asian bug (Halyomorpha halys), originally from Asia, is now widespread in many parts of Europe and has also been present in South Tyrol for several years. This harmful insect can cause considerable damage to various agricultural crops, particularly fruit growing. Since its first
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Apofruit's strawberry campaign for the 2023/24 season gets into full swing with the first quantities marketed through the Solarelli and Piraccini brands; read more

"The European Parliament has approved some essential requests for changes received from the national chain, making the new regulatory text a little more balanced. The removal, for example, of the ban on the marketing of single-use packaging for fruit and vegetables, which
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A meeting entitled 'Conscious use of water: Agriculture 4.0' was held a few days ago in the evocative setting of the Badiula agritourism company in Carlentini, in the province of Syracuse. The meeting was part of the activities of the 'C.L.I.M.A. Project: Change,
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We hope Dante Alighieri is not turning in his grave for borrowing part of his best-known verses from the Divine Comedy for our italics. But after a month, we went into the large-scale retail shops to see what was happening for the national danger sector, overwhelmed by emergencies,
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Metis®, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between plum and apricot, closes a campaign that was characterised by colour, high organoleptic qualities and various marketing and promotional initiatives. read more

The Sicilian orange season has begun amidst a thousand unknowns. Of greatest concern to the sector is the drought-ridden weather, which has put producers in a difficult situation. But, now, oranges are beginning to polarise fruit and vegetable departments all over Italy trying to
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The solidarity contest promoted by Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna to support the companies affected by last May's flooding has ended with a result beyond all expectations. "The 'Help us restart' fundraiser has grown more and more to reach a sum
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The OrtoRomi Radicchio P.G.I. season is off to a great start with excellent products with a high service content made with 100% Veneto vegetables from a short and controlled supply chain. The four special OrtoRomi references are based on Radicchio Rosso di Treviso I.G.P. and Radicchio
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The commercial apple season got off to a very positive start, characterised by good demand and excellent product quality, with higher prices than last year, which, however, did not discourage sales. Thus Massimo Venturoli, a salesman specialising in
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"The mandarin campaign in the Catania plain is considerably delayed and with many challenges to face". This is what producer Orazio Pulvirenti of the homonymous farm, active in the Palagonia area, which markets The Red Gold branded products, tells IFN. read more

The Italian kiwifruit campaign is getting into full swing with the knowledge that there will be no shortage of unknowns, given that we are facing the year with the lowest harvest ever, especially as far as the green-flesh type is concerned. To understand how the
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Yesterday in a plenary vote, the European Parliament rejected the European Commission's proposal for pesticide reform with 299 votes against, 207 in favour and 121 abstentions. With the rejection by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, it now awaits the pronouncement of the
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Is it possible to cultivate the desert? Some people have wondered about this and that is how the idea of the Moroccan-based start-up Sand to Green was born. It opens up the agricultural sector to new frontiers through a mix of innovative technologies and agroforestry; read more

Realising a better future in which nature gets closer to people: this is the idea behind the project of Agricooltur®, an Italian company founded in 2018 by Marco Bartolomeo Divià, Alessandro Boniforte,Stefano Ferrero; read more

Localism is certainly among the most important purchase drivers for the Italian consumer and it is interesting to note how some chains try to leverage this aspect by working on assortments. Conad Nord Ovest certainly deserves a closer look, with its 'I
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To stand out in the large-scale retail trade with a single sign, synonymous with proximity to the consumer, both in terms of territorial proximity and the ability to satisfy everyday shopping needs. It is with this objective in mind that the conversion of all
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Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on the new EU packaging regulation, approving a softer text compared to the initial committee proposal. read more