From the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia (Sicily's Citrus Fruit Producers' District) comes the input for the island's entire citrus supply chain to take up the challenge of ecological transition. This is the objective of the C.L.I.M.A project, implemented by the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia, in partnership with the Alta
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Are apples really just fruits? Not for VOG, the consortium of South Tyrolean fruit and vegetable cooperatives based in Terlano (Bolzano), which over the years has specialised in promoting the apple sector through a large number of communication channels and constant training for
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Road to Quality - the Assosement project dedicated to the complete traceability of the supply chain from seed to the table - presents the column 'Voice to the companies', a space oriented towards dialogue with member companies and their contact persons, who tell their stories through short videos.
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The European forecasts for supesca and nectarines were presented two days ago as part of Medfel-Europech. The data at the moment are comforting, as they estimate a +14% compared to 2022, and a -1% compared to the 2017-2021 average. As Revista Mercados reports and can be verified on the website of
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In order to increase domestic consumption and raise awareness of sustainable organic food, the Being Organic in Eu project, which aims to foster an ethical, healthy, climate-resilient and ecologically sound agri-food system, has chosen to become
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Despite the economic difficulties linked to the war, first, and inflation, since mid-year, 2022 has been a year of resilience for CIA, which has seen the cooperative's effort and commitment to support its business members and customers, both of whom have been severely affected by price increases
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The measures launched by the government with the bad weather decree concern as many as 115,000 companies in the flooded Romagna region, of which about 15% are agricultural, with over 30,000 jobs that multiply along the supply chain thanks to a leading national processing and distribution sector
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The proposed regulation is from November, but it is mainly at this time that it is being discussed. The European Commission wants to abolish the use of disposable packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing less than 1.5 kg. We asked Nicola Ballini, sales manager of Ilip, about this,
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Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers. read more

The consequences left by the flooding on companies in Romagna are now well known: entire lands under water, compromised equipment, companies without the essential services of water and light. Cooperatives have played a leading role, first and foremost for the community (click herefor
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The positive trail of awards given to Despar branded products by PLMA (Private Label Manufacturers Association) at the 'World of Private Label' International Trade Show in Amsterdam, one of the most important trade fairs dedicated to MDD, continues. For the ninth year
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The hot weather is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in significant quantities, but the quality is not excellent. Little attractive produce at the moment for
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The Assembly of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, has reconfirmed Fabio Massimo Pallottini as President for the two-year period 2023-2025. The confirmation attests to the path taken in recent years by such an essential reality for the agri-food chain.
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Agrintesa is an agricultural cooperative for the collection, processing and sale of agricultural products. read more

With reference to the proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste published on 30 November 2022 by the European Commission,the Gruppo IV Gamma of Unione Italiana Food, while sharing the spirit and intent of the proposal, points out that the approval procedure of
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While you are intent on salvaging what can be saved after a flood the likes of which cannot be remembered in living memory, shoveling mud all day long, any help is welcome and the mobilisation taking place is truly admirable, but there is one help that is making a difference, that of the farmer; read more

Esselunga opens its 186th shop today in San Benigno in Via di Francia, the second in the city of Genoa after the one in Via Piave opened in 2020, and the fourth in Liguria, where Esselunga is already present with two other shops in La Spezia and Albenga.The Superstore is located along the elevated road
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"For the cherry industry, the harvesting phase has started in these days and, with it, the moment of truth, although it can be stated as of now that the quality of the national cherries will remain at a high level; an opposite reasoning, unfortunately, must be put in place for
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Enhancing local ecotypes to preserve Italian flavour. This is the research objective of the seed company Blumen Vegetables Seedsper the creation of products with the intense flavour of 'yesteryear' but also improved in terms of uniformity, resistance and adaptability. Between
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