Peru has enacted a new law focused on promoting the industrialization of potatoes to create an environment conducive to investment and stimulate agro-industrial developments. As the leading potato producer in Latin America, with a production volume of 6 million metric tons in 2022, Peru aims to
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The ongoing drought and much slower shipping transit times through the Panama Canal, as the country faces the driest rainy season and October in 73 years, is being closely watched with 82% of the over 354.6 million boxes of bananas exported yearly from Ecuador passing through this interoceanic
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The Selex Group, a major player in the large-scale retail sector, and Savi, a marketing technology company active in the management of services related to the use of discount vouchers, are celebrating the third anniversary of their partnership, which has enabled them to make available over
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With advanced electronics, the new line consists of smarter, more interactive machines that can be automatically controlled and customized to the product through sophisticated in-house software. It also takes up less space in the packaging room. read more

This year's open field harvest in Berkatal in north-east Hesse was slightly below average. "We have no irrigation facilities, which is why we have to live with the weather. In short, it is too warm in summer and too wet in autumn this year. So without irrigation, it's becoming increasingly
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A series of trials have kicked off to help develop new precision slug control solutions. read more

South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, paid a visit to the port of Cape Town last week in a clear sign that the government is taking the logistical problems at the port seriously. Ongoing challenges have come at great cost to the South African import and export economy. read more

Technical innovations play an important role in the companies of the Schwarz Group in order to further expand its position as one of the world's leading retail groups. Secure and sovereign AI is a key technology in this context, the Schwarz Group reports. read more

In the splendid setting of the Villa Giulia hamlet near Pachino, an interesting workshop was held last Thursday to examine three cases in which aggregation and communication have made it possible to significantly advance certain national fruit and vegetable supply chains. read more

Appreciate fruit to such an extent that it is freed from unnecessary labelling and valued in a natural way. This is the mission of the start-up Mister Natura, which proposes laser marking of fruit and also a 'sponsored' fruit project. read more

Australian state-of-the-art research facility, the Almond Centre of Excellence, has been given a $6.2 million injection to continue supporting growers to adopt global best practices suited to their local conditions. read more

Australia's largest ports operator, DP World Australia, has commenced a gradual restart of its operations after a cyberattack compromised its network. The company closed its port operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle after discovering the breach on Friday, causing delays in
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"Reorganisations are a typical act of the public administration, a public administration that must remain in tune with the times, with the development of the nation, and that must provide answers to all new criticalities and needs. I want to thank the staff for the great work they do within
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The 2023 edition of the Subtrop marketing symposium took place in White River last week, attended by a representative mixture of growers, technical experts and traders. read more

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is facing scrutiny over its lack of information on whether fresh food produce imported into the country over the past five years includes genetically modified (GM) varieties. The findings come from a Right To Information (RTI)
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It lasts longer and requires less pesticides. It is also much tastier according to Gustav Leonhardt, winner of Chef of the Year 2021 and Sweden’s representative in the Bocuse d‘Or 2024. The 5G onion is an example of how one of the most common ingredients in the Swedish kitchen, with the help
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In addition to the direct and visible damage to agricultural structures such as greenhouses, sheds, warehouses, vehicles, equipment, inputs (fertilisers, seeds, etc.) and lost or damaged production, there is also the indirect damage caused by difficulties in responding to customer demands
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The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, met Friday under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to review the financial statements for the third quarter of 2023. read more

Mexico is investing in a new logistics corridor connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that could provide a viable alternative to the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority recently announced that it had been forced to cut the number of ships using the waterway due to the worst
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The Efra Committee is preparing to take evidence as it seeks to establish how resilient the UK’s supply chain is. read more