The Open Day of the Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna) will be held on Friday 14 April between 6.00 am and 10.00 am. The gates of the Caab, a structure typically active during the night, will open at 6 a.m. to welcome anyone who would like to visit the Bologna centre.
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Valuing the energy of recycled paper is the goal of the video game 'Pack Hero - The Eco Adventure' as well as of the company Botta Eco Packaging that created it. read more

Mario Bonelli, fruit and vegetable buyer of the Sicilian group Al Centesimo, tells IFN about the company's vision to improve the fruit and vegetable department and accompany the consumer to a conscious and sustainable purchase. read more

Agri-food centres are places unknown to the general public. Since they are not aimed at consumers, it is difficult for those who have never visited them to imagine the internal dynamics that animate the market, while what appears to public opinion are only the scandals linked to the
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Today was a bitter if not dramatic awakening for many farmers in the province of Bologna, especially in the Valsamoggia area. For the second night in a row, the temperature dropped below zero: late frosts hit apricot trees, cherry trees,
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The asparagus campaign has come to an unexpected halt in Apulia. After an almost early start a fortnight ago, this week's cold weather has brought production to a sudden halt. Updating us on the situation isGiuseppe De Filippo, sales manager ofFuturagri, an agricultural cooperative
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As we announced yesterday (click here to read more), the big frost arrived last night, disrupting the plans and future of many farms. Temperatures dropped below zero as early as late Wednesday evening, and then continued all night at -2 degrees.
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Browsing through the leaflets of the various supermarkets such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters (Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin), there is no doubt about it: we will eat lots of strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and potatoes. read more

To come across a melon retailed at EUR 0.99/kilo is, barring special situations, in itself something deplorable as it debases the product, to see it at the beginning of April is absolutely inconceivable. read more

The frost of the last few days has affected many areas of our territory, from Val di Non to the plain south of Trento, with different intensity and in different ways depending on the crop and the vegetative stage of the plant. "The first investigations we conducted with our
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With around 2.2 million hectares under organic cultivation, Italy is among the greenest European countries. It has the highest percentage of organic areas out of the total (17.4%), against a European average of 9%, to which is added the primacy of 86,144 operators.Italy is also the first country in Europe
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An eventful night at the Milan wholesale market where a violent brawl broke out involving a dozen men. It all stemmed from an attempted theft by a 28-year-old hawker, a fruit seller, who tried to steal goods from a stand, but the sales staff
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The Eni group is advancing towards the green economy by activating several acquisition operations. Among these is the one involving Versalis (an Eni subsidiary) to take over Novamont, a leading bioplastics company. Versalis is currently a minority partner with a 36% share: if the
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During the Easter period, interest in vegetables increases in view of the various picnics and barbecues outside the home: among the best-selling products are definitely tomatoes. read more

In a recent report, Ethical Consumer, a renowned non-profit organisation, calls on UK supermarkets to adopt measures to protect the fundamental rights of migrant workers engaged in agriculture in Spain as soon as possible, after finding large-scale violations
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The editorial staff of Italiafruit News is taking a break these days for the Easter holidays. read more

Experts put the global consumption of blueberries at 2 million tonnes within the next ten years, with a purchase in Europe alone of 860 grams per person by 2026. To say that the future will be under the sign of the blueberry is telling as an almost niche product in
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Also in week 12, sales of both consumer packaged goods (FMCG) and fruit and vegetables by weight increased, although the differential between the two performances increased, but to the detriment of fruit and vegetables. Since the beginning of the year, all channels are positive for
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At the moment, a "coldness" in the consumption trend of the Romans is announced. According to the Price Observatory of the Centro Agroalimentare Roma, while there is good availability of typical food products for the Easter period in Lazio, food consumption is not taking off.
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After a major restyling, the Interspar in Siderno (Rc), a point of sale included in the project to modernise the Despar network in the Centre-South, reopens its doors to customers. The renovated store (located at S.S. 106 Km. 106,4) brings inside all the new features of Format 35, the
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