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

For the first time, zero-kilometre farmer shopping also conquers the catering services of the Chamber of Deputies, where a new management of the catering services at Palazzo Montecitorio was started on an experimental basis thanks to the support of the Campagna Foundation
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From a marginal presence in the sector, today medicinal plants - as well as aromatic plants and spices - occupy increasingly important spaces. A growth that has contributed to the development of the production sector, especially in the area of sustainability. So much so that even the
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It is a campaign with excellent prospects for Solarellie Piraccini strawberries, the top quality brands of the Apofruit group. Consumers reward the certainty of buying a high quality product. And quality has higher and higher standards for Solarelli and Piraccini thanks to
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The revival of agriculture also passes through foreign training and this is what Cia-Agricoltori Italiani is doing, which has been involved in Albania for years with support activities for Albanian agricultural associations. The association is currently active with two projects in partnership with
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Research, recently published in the Journal of Toxicology, has shown that the reports of the famous list, known in America as the 'Dirty Dozen', i.e. the twelve most pesticide-contaminated fruit and vegetables, are without scientific basis. Resuming the
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The carrot is undoubtedly one of the most important products in terms of volume in the fruit and vegetable department, but at the same time it is one of the products for which the display and assortments in the stores are always the same year after year. And to say that for a
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Wind and hail on the spring blossoms risk wreaking havoc on crops from the north to the south of the country with the sudden drop in temperatures. This is what Coldiretti affirms with reference to the effects of the latest perturbation that invades Italy with
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