Re-using waste from the pomegranate plant and pomegranate processing to produce food supplements is a project that fits in with the principle of the circular economy: everything can be transformed and find new life in another production cycle; read more

Until 28 September, all consumers who make a minimum donation of 2 euros directly at the till in over 350 Carrefour shops will help support WeFree, San Patrignano's prevention project, born from the community's daily experience with
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Cortilia closes 2022 with revenues down 3.5% to EUR 36.8 million. The e-commerce company founded by Marco Porcaro posted an ebitda of EUR -11.8 million and a loss of EUR 13.6 million in addition to last year's EUR 4.5 million. read more

"Never have I remembered such a fluctuating season for melons in terms of both volumes and quotations; there are production areas such as the Agrigento area, in Sicily, that will remember 2023 with pain, and those who, instead, enjoyed sky-high prices'. These are the words to IFN by Bruno
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Speculative manoeuvres and imbalances in the supply chain from the field to the table threaten the survival of one of the most representative sectors of the Made in Cuneo agri-food industry, fruit and vegetables, which is worth more than 400 million euro. This is whatColdiretti Cuneo points out while recalling that, if
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There are many difficulties that the transport system is experiencing at the Alpine crossings: the already known limitations in the Gotthard tunnel, the interruption of the Frejus railway line, the already planned interruptions for works on the Brenner line are now being aggravated by the
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Only 1 chilli pepper out of 3 (30%) is Made in Italy, while the rest is imported from abroad for a total of almost 3.4 million kilos last year. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti at the World Chilli Pepper Fair in Rieti, based on Istat data and
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It took only a short time for Morocco to become the main supplier of raspberries to the UK, which is about three years. read more

NielsenIQ (NIQ)analyses the consumption trends and purchasing habits of Italian households for July 2023 in "Lo stato del Largo Consumo in Italia", the monthly survey that photographs the scenario of large-scale distribution in Italy. read more

The retailer Coop Italia also relies on influencers to promote reference products of Italian fruit and vegetables. This is the case of the Mantuan melon, a historical product of the tradition of the Mantua and Valli Salse areas. read more

The image immediately runs to the wheat field, the tractor, the endless hectares of our beautiful countryside. But also contributing to enriching one of the central sectors in our economy are the hundreds of small and medium-sized farming organisations that devote themselves to less industrialised crops,
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Sunstroke is a physiopathy that mainly affects the citrus fruit Satsuma and Bergamot; high temperatures and high intensity of solar radiation are the main causes of sunstroke affecting citrus fruit by damaging the peel and, in extreme cases,
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That fruit and vegetables were a panacea for our health was already a known fact but today we take it a step further by introducing negative calorie foods; read more

Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans resigned as a member of the European Commission a few days ago following his decision to stand in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. read more

The rain and hail that characterised the summer of 2023 in Veneto were not favourable for the cultivation of processing tomatoes, although the warmth of August allowed a recovery, limiting product losses. However, the higher price paid to farmers thanks to
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The term digitisation is now commonly used in the horticultural sector, but there is often the impression that companies are not taking full advantage of the opportunities that come with it. While, on the one hand, considerable progress has been made with Agriculture 4.0, on the other hand there is
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While soup kitchens struggle to cope with the pressure of demand and food inflation is almost double the overall rate, Francesco Lollobrigida's 'tirade' at the Rimini Meeting on our 'interclass' food opportunities
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The countdown is speeding up and the 15th edition of Fruit Attraction (3-5 October) is just over a month away. As many as nine pavilions of the Madrid fairground will welcome professionals, for the first time one more than in previous editions.
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The 2023 harvest of the 4,600 grower-members of the VOG Consortium in Terlano (BZ), one of Europe's largest table-apple production and marketing organisations, began in the week of August, with the Gala and SweeTango™ varieties. read more

Ensure adequate maintenance of the networks of rural territories, also thanks to Gal resources. Proceed with emergency interventions to restore connecting roads and intra-pasture roads, avoiding the risk of mountain depopulation. Quickly restore
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