In Uganda, banana plants that remain unused and considered as waste are recovered by reusing the trunks to produce a vegetable fibre to make textiles or carpets. This is the mission of the start-up TexFad, which aims to transform the waste from this crop,
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It is called Nadine and has a clear objective: to support the development of a top apple in terms of resistance, quality and consumer appeal through scientific and technological innovations along the entire supply chain, from the field to the shelf. Raising fruit quality, producing
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High prices for vegetables and tubers continue. Some categories such as potatoes and onions maintain already high quotations and will remain so until the new harvest, while others are more at the mercy of fluctuations. Important prices also for tomatoes, stellar for courgettes. read more

Chiquita invites its fans to give voice to their 'peeling good' vibes and enter the fun and always unpredictable world of the brand with the launch of the new 'It Sounds So Good' social challenge; read more

Despar Italia, the consortium company that brings together six food distribution companies and affiliated retailers under the Despar brand, presented yesterday its Sustainability Manifesto and the new 'Let's Change Tomorrow' brand, which will cap all the initiatives promoted
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Isi Sementi turns the spotlight on baby leaves with a dedicated field event. read more

The record increase in prices is for persimmons with 30 per cent, but it is the whole autumn basket of fruit and vegetables that is soaring by an average of 20 per cent. read more

Italian consumers are ready to bet on IGP Verona radicchio, which is now in the height of its season. While until now the product was preferred in the northern regions, interest is now also growing in central and southern Italy, favoured by consistently high quality. read more

The continuous valorisation of producers and the territory is one of the fundamental pillars on which the Agribologn Consortium is based, giving voice to its members and celebrating them as true specialists of the land. They include brothers Davide and Fabrizio Magri,who lead the
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Let's take a step back to exactly one year ago; for grape producers, one of the most disastrous seasons ever recorded was coming to an end, as the most experienced producers claimed. A real agony, that of 2022 (click here to read more), with the bunches that
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The month-and-a-half-long activity that saw CSO Italy organise and prepare four inspection visits to enable the export of fruit and vegetable products to China (pears), South Korea (kiwis), Taiwan (apples) and Thailand (pears) was successfully concluded. read more

How to bring consumers closer to the world of production in order to make known and valorise the work of so many producers who all year round devote care and attention to their orchards in order to cultivate in a sustainable and virtuous way an apple with unique taste characteristics and appearance
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The avocado is a positive trend that will continue in Italy in 2023. The reason behind its success is the great demand from the retail and HoReCa channels. From data processed by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor, in fact, it appears that in the
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Until 3 December, Ventura will be in communication with an engaging new integrated campaign dedicated to protein bars (click here), with the dual objective of generating awareness of the PROTEICA line and promoting the new Goodness and Well-being positioning for the Ventura brand. read more

Engaging Italian consumers with sampling in the name of energy and extraordinary taste? Yes You Kanzi®! The apple marketed in Italy by VOG and VIP kicked off the marketing campaign with two dynamic and energetic initiatives in line with the brand: the
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Bet or revolution for European horticulture? Obviously it is still too early to tell but, for sure, the Zucchiolo is the vegetable of the moment that is sparking the imagination of the fruit and vegetable sector. Cultivated in Spain but with a South American ancestry where it is known
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The proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, if approved in its current formulation, would have serious negative effects on national production chains and consumers, as well as being contrary to the sustainability goals it claims to aim for
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Research is running on vegetable rennet cheeses in response to a steadily growing demand, registering +11% between 2020 and 2022; a success also due to the fact that the price increase for these products was only 1%. read more

Emilia-Romagna's granary is losing ground: cultivated areas will decrease in 2024, from 250 to 220 thousand hectares in total. The regional Confagricoltura (Farmers' Confederation) estimates a more pronounced drop for durum wheat than for soft wheat, in the order of -15-20%, configuring a decidedly downward scenario.
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There is little we can do about it, the apple sector is the flagship of Italian fruit-growing, as demonstrated by its achievements over the years: export leadership, some of the best known brands in the sector, effective aggregation, school-leading new variety management, and we can
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