The companies of the Gruppo Prodotti a base vegetalediUnione Italiana Food express deep disappointment and concern about the approval in the Senate of the amendment, inserted in the so-called DDL 'on synthetic food', which prohibits the use for plant-based products of denominations
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After two years of fruitful cooperation, the Joinfruit O.P. of Verzuolo and the Ramassin del Monviso- Valle Bronda Consortium have just signed a new commercial agreement for the promotion and marketing of ramassin, the small blue-violet plum, a Slow Food presidium and excellence of the
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The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament approved its opinion on the packaging regulation, deleting the planned restrictions on single-use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed on the premises and the reuse obligations. read more

The International Conference of the INTESA project, entitled 'The sustainability of protected crops in the Mediterranean environment: results', was held on 14 July in Palermo, at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences of the University of Palermo.
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Ailimposul's first estimate of the Fino lemon harvest for the next campaign predicts a production in Spain of 990,000 tonnes, which represents a significant increase of 30% compared to the production of this same variety in the 2022/2023 campaign, and a return to the levels achieved
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L'Insalata dell'Orto - a Veneto-based company specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of 1st and 4th range leafy vegetables, as well as Europe's largest producer of edible flowers - has joined Zero Residues, an association whose aim is to create a
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Price volatility has always characterised the market, a source of daily confrontation (and confrontation) between producers, traders and consumers. While fluctuating prices have historically worried traders only during peak periods, today volatility has reached record levels. read more

The tomato season is going well both in terms of quality and market prices, but Luca Peppe, president of the fruit and vegetable cooperative of Fondi, invites reflection. "Why, when the prices of fruit and vegetables are satisfactory we have to
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Whenever we find very poor quality products in the supermarket counters, we do not fail to write about it in these columns. An exercise that is not meant to be an end in itself but to raise awareness among the various players in the supply chain of the importance of offering consumers a product
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After their debut in 2021 (click here to read more), the journey of Alpine Cherries, the brand that distinguishes the cherry production of the cooperatives of the Vog consortium, continues. With Klaus Hölzl, sales manager of the Vog, we took a look at the
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After two years of fruitful cooperation, the Joinfruit O.P. of Verzuolo and the Ramassin del Monviso- Valle Bronda Consortium have just signed a new commercial agreement for the promotion and marketing of ramassin, the small blue-violet plum, a Slow Food presidium and excellence of the
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As many as 52 violent hailstorms with veritable balls of ice struck the north-eastern regions in a single day, causing incalculable damage in the countryside where wheat, vegetables, fruit and vineyards, as well as greenhouses and agricultural structures, were affected. E'
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"The agony cannot last long and if we want to save the fruit-growing sector in Romagna, we need an intervention. An emergency manoeuvre, especially in terms of timing, but one that condenses a strategic approach to the sector. A sector that, in the part of agricultural production, even in the
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Agricola Moderna, an innovative company among the first to launch vertical farming products on the Italian market, and the Infrastrutture per la Crescita - ESG fund (the 'IPC Fund') managed byAzimut Libera Impresa Sgr SpAhave successfully signed a
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In recent weeks there has been much talk of price increases in fruit and vegetables, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by particularly negative or positive climatic events, which directly affect the supply-demand relationship in the
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57% of the fruit and vegetable supply chain sells at a loss or without a margin, according to the survey conducted in 2023 by the Global Coalition of Fresh Produce (GCFP), which brings together the associations of the various fruit and vegetable industry players in the world (such as Freshfel, to name but one
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In recent weeks there has been much talk about price increases in fruit and vegetables, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by particularly negative or positive climatic events, which directly affect the supply-demand relationship in the
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Training, experience on experimental farms, information on the most sensitive topics of the new agriculture such as competitiveness and environmental issues; read more

The quality of ready-to-eat salads is often criticised by questioning the consistency and quality of the leaves used. often, however, what can compromise the quality requirements is not the bagging process, but the properties of the salad itself.
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"The heat wave that is affecting our country dangerously increases the health and safety risks for workers and, unfortunately, has already caused two deaths in recent days. This is unacceptable; read more