The decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry with the interventions for the construction of photovoltaic systems to be installed on buildings for productive use in the agricultural, livestock and agro-industrial sectors, to be financed within the framework of the NRP, 'Parco
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An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and trade associations, includingColdiretti, Copagri, and Confagricoltura,
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It is now well established how fundamental segmentation is to creating value in product categories, but in fruit and vegetables it is by no means easy to transfer segmentation criteria to the end consumer, and the case of tomatoes is emblematic. From cross-analysis, between public
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The little that had been saved from the spring frost and the May floods was finally destroyed in a matter of minutes. Monday afternoon's violent thunderstorm hit Bologna's agriculture hard: hail, wind and rain fell particularly hard in
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The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for themselves: during the last year, the total value of production was 268,140,000 Euro. The
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Agrintesa, the nation's leading agricultural cooperative in the fruit and vegetable and wine sector, which associates more than 4,000 fruit, vegetable and wine producers, has an increasingly green engine: thanks to the Photovoltaic Business Plan, 7,800 KW of plants are already operational, which, added to the
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Another fundamental step towards the re-establishment of the Verona Fisheries PGI was taken last 28 June with Decree no. 0337590 through which the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry awarded CSQA srl of Thiene the task of entity
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Dried fruit continues to play a leading role in summer consumption for quick snacks, as ingredients in elaborate recipes and, above all, as an excellent partner for aperitifs. In this case the most popular products continue to be peanuts and pistachios but, in general, consumption
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The table grape season begins in the Catania area between Mazzarrone and Licodia Eubea, and the hope is to forget the 2022 campaign, which was a real disappointment for producers. But right now Sicilian winegrowers have another problem to deal with... night-time thefts
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On Tuesday 27 June, the national meeting of Fedagromercati/Confcommercio members took place in Bologna to discuss the future of wholesale markets and its operators. After the approval of the annual budget for 2022, in the presence of the majority of the
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That broccoli is the black beast of the conflictual relationship between fruit and vegetables and children is well known. So much so that today's parents no longer dare to challenge their children with the hated inflorescence, whose rejection is assured. From this cliché comes the hyperbole of the new
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L'Insalata dell'Orto - a company from Veneto specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of I and IV Gamma leafy vegetables, as well as Europe's largest producer of edible flowers - closed the first half of 2023 with a significant growth in turnover; read more

The banana packages were a perfect hiding place for cocaine, so much so that they had come to contain more than 6 tonnes. read more

We usually publish detailed analyses of large-scale retail outlets, but we do not forget the importance of traditional retail, especially in certain areas of Italy. In this case, we analysed the classic city market, present two days a week, to understand
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Innovation and sustainability are also growth assets for PENNY Italia in the area of product development; read more

On 1 July the European committee of International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) named three new lettuce blight races: Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU and Bl:40EU. A substantial number of Rijk Zwaan lettuce varieties are resistant to the new breeds. read more

From January to April, the value of fresh fruit and vegetables imported into Spain increased by 25% compared to 2022. read more

The VéGé Group reaches a new important milestone and closes its 2022 financial year with strong growth, confirming the trend that has been going on for nine years. Indeed, the first Modern Distribution Group to be born in Italy achieved a market share of 7.9%, while consumer turnover rose from
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Macfrut2024, we're off. Just two months after the edition just behind us, which closed with great enthusiasm, the organisational machine for the 41st edition, scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May, is already up and running. It is these days the start of activity
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VitaFresh Botanicals is a dedicated line of plant-based edible coatings from AgroFresh, a recognised leader in AgTech innovation; read more