Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term, by unanimous vote of the Academicians, as President of the National Academy of Agriculture for the three-year period 2022-2025. With this vote, Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti becomes the second President for
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Valfrutta is back in communication celebrating that 'unique, genuine, green and passionate' Italy that the brand wants to represent every day by bringing the excellence of our land to the tables of millions of Italians; read more

The benefits of eating vegetables are well known, but as of today, some vegetables are also of great interest for research. Based on a study by Osaka University, high levels of sulphur compounds (reactive polysulphides) were discovered in 22 different vegetables. read more

The Emilia Romagna PGI pear will also be present tomorrow at the fifth edition of the Arepo 'European event on Quality and Origin products' in Brussels, organised by Arepo, the association of European regions of origin, in the context of which the
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A new idea of orchards to combat the consequences of climate change, from extreme weather events to the loss of biodiversity and the water crisis. The researchers of DREAM (Diversified orchards for REsilient and sustAinable Mediterranean farming systems) are working on it,
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Late mandarins are coming to the end of a brilliant campaign, requests from the markets and large-scale retail trade are satisfactory and demand is steadily increasing, while the Easter exploit is awaited. This is how Paolo Scirè, owner of Canguretto Sas di
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Stone fruits are at a crossroads today. Despite the fact that these fruits are very popular with consumers, especially in the summer months, the dedicated areas are declining. read more

The consequences left by negative weather events on apple and pear crops are severe. This is reported by the World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa), which has had to revise downwards its forecasts for the harvests of these fruits for the southern hemisphere. read more

For running enthusiasts, the next appointment on the calendar not to be missed is the Milano Marathon, the fastest competition in Italy, which returns to animate the city of Milan on Sunday 2 April 2023. Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of quality fresh fruit
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In 2022, sales in the large-scale retail trade were also heavily shaken in the fresh departments of the free service as a result of the generalised increase in costs and prices. The macro analysis shows that customers favoured other fresh categories over the queen of the sector,
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April opens with the launch of a new company: Certis Belchim Italia. read more

In 2022, occupational disease claims in agriculture grew by 9.5%, involving 10,041 workers, compared to 9167 in the previous year. This was the outcome of an initiative promoted in Rome by the Inac patronage of Cia-Agricoltori Italiani, where
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It was a night of late frost on the Piedmont plain between Monday and Tuesday; read more

A chain of operators structured around the white asparagus Zeno. The initiator of this 'club' of producers is Horteck, a company that has been dedicated to the production and marketing of asparagus legs for more than 25 years and strongly supported the creation of the Zeno brand. The company
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Chat GPT is the phenomenon of the moment. The next-generation artificial intelligence has revolutionised the world of web search and now threatens Google's throne. The software has a different approach compared to classic search engines: thanks to a sophisticated algorithm, it is in fact able to
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Still a slow performance in the wholesale markets, the week began with few jolts. Elio Paparello, a wholesaler operating at the Fondi Fruit and Vegetable Market (Mof), tells IFN about the sales situation. "Sales are limited and do not depend on volumes or the quality of the
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Reducing food waste is one of the most important goals of this generation. Processors, retailers and consumers are increasingly aware of the origin of food and expect food companies to adopt sustainable business practices.
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The agreement destined to significantly impact Italian agri-voltaics 4.0 was presented in Rimini at 'Key Energy', the innovative international trade fair dedicated to the energy transition towards clean energy generation sources. read more

Starting from a solid foundation is the prerequisite for looking to the future, especially in uncertain times like the ones we are living. That is why Rijk Zwaan, the Dutch horticultural breeding company, reaffirms its strengths: research, continuous innovation and daily work carried
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Following the success of the initiative in its shops in the Canary Islands, Lidl has announced the launch in Spain of its anti-waste bag; read more