"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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An inter-ministerial commitment to promote the approval of the proposed EU Regulation on Assisted Evolution Techniques and concrete investments in public and private research to start field trials immediately. This is what Assosementireferring to the
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Among the new applied research projects promoted by Italia Ortofrutta - Unione Nazionale in concert with the associated POs is the 'Integrated applied research project to address the main criticalities of the table grape product' under the Operational Programmes of the
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Zespri, the world's largest producer of kiwifruit with a turnover of over USD 2.5 billion and handling about one third of the global volume of the industry, is proud to announce a new financing initiative to support innovation, ZAG. read more

The brassicaceous season is now in full swing for Top Melon and the drop in volumes no longer seems to be a transitory situation. We spoke with Giorgio Spinetti, founder of the company together with his brother Gianni, to try to understand the reasons for this. read more

The walnut harvest for the 2023 campaign ofIl Noceto, the organisation of 14 producers from the Veneto and Friuli regions, has come to an end. It has reached almost 1,000 dry tonnes, with a loss of around 30% of product compared to the forecast, due to the weather conditions.
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Following the punctual start, on 16 October, of the payment phase for single application CAP advances for the 2023 campaign, the payment of CAP balances for the same period is now starting, based on the unit amounts payable for each intervention on the basis of the data
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For our usual survey inside a large-scale retail outlet, this week we stopped by the Pam supermarket in Parma, a historic shop in the city of Emilia, which has been renovated several times over the years and is part of the Panorama shopping centre; read more

Reducing plastic packaging and plant protection products, following the reform of the GI system (acronym for Geographical Indications), are among the qualifying works on which the European institutions have focused in this ninth legislature, now at its end, in particular the Parliament, which from
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The President of the Consortium for the Protection of the Red Orange of Sicily PGI, Gerardo Diana, has written a letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, to ask them to meet and
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The 2023 watermelon campaign has been over for a few months now, and, with the season in full swing, it is easier to analyse the highlights of the season. Analyses of Agroter's fruit and vegetable monitor, relating to sales trends in the Iper+Super channels, show a decline in
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The first fair for the table grape supply chain will be held in Apulia. It is calledLUVand in less than a year, from 23 to 25 October 2024, it will cut the ribbon in the pavilions of the New Fiera del Levante in Bari.   read more

In the Vinschgau Valley, the 2023 harvest year for organic apples closed at 48,000 tonnes, in line with initial forecasts, a 20% higher total than in 2022, when the quantity of organic apples did not exceed 40,000 tonnes; read more

Among the toughest challenges facing agriculture today is drought, which is putting a strain on various agricultural productions. Many solutions are being planned by the experts to still guarantee profitability for farms despite the difficulties,
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The anti-inflation quarter will not be renewed. "The objective has been achieved," were the words of Minister Adolfo Urso, who at Mimit brought together with his colleague for Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, the 36 associations that had joined the initiative; read more

From apple processing waste and non-standard fruit for the fresh market, a natural cosmetics brand was born that has made circularity its mission and strength. Its name is Naste Beauty and it is a Piedmontese company that uses precisely the peels, seeds
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One of the most common misconceptions in our industry is that it is difficult to find 'good' fruit and vegetables to eat in the large-scale retail trade, with some exceptions. Actually, the sentiment is also echoed among consumers, since, according to research by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor on 3,000
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In the first ten months of the year, a comparison of the three main fresh departments of self-service shops shows a growth in the quantities purchased for butchery and delicatessen products, while fruit and vegetables are in slight deficit.
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