The Melone 2023 Summit, promoted byBasf Nunhems, was an interesting conference that discussed the melon supply chain in Italy, from the field to the point of sale, at a time when cultivated areas are shrinking from 18 to 16 thousand hectares, according to the data on display
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Yesterday, Transnet revealed that the entity is partnering with Maersk to develop vacant land at Transnet Park, to enhance rail volumes between Belcon Precinct and the Port of Cape Town. The facility at Belcon will offer warehousing, cold storage, reefer capacity and container depots. It will be
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Around 250 trade visitors from organic agriculture, the organic trade and research met for the 7th time in Visselhövede for the Bio-Fachforum Gemüse und Kartoffeln (Organic Vegetables and Potatoes Expert Forum). They listened with interest to several presentations and discussed current
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Maersk has started, with the official ground breaking, the construction works for its new large cold store in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The specialized warehouse for temperature sensitive or frozen products like pharmaceuticals, fruits, meat or fish is located right next to the Maasvlakte II
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More than 250 experts in digital innovation took part in the 'Agrotech Forum on Artificial Intelligence', the forum for debate and collaboration organised by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development held in Cordoba. This meeting place for companies
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The winners of WWF and Tesco’s 2022 Innovation Connections Programme - many of whose work directly relates to fresh produce - have given an update their progress after working with leading Tesco suppliers. read more

IFOAM Organics Europe is urging EU agriculture ministers to uphold a systemic approach of innovation and sustainability in the food and farming sector, based on agroecology, agronomic scientific knowledge and nature-based solutions. To address the manifold challenges facing our food systems, we
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The produce industry continuously evolves and more recently, inflation, consolidation, and sustainability have been important topics of discussion. While it’s often growers and shippers discussing these subjects, how are they received on the buying side? read more

When analysing environmental impact, the finger is all too often pointed at packaging. But do we really know how much they weigh in the sustainability of a product? We try to shed some light on this withClaudio Dall'Agata, General Manager of the Bestack consortium. read more

Nutrien released a study titled: Bridging the Agricultural Perception Divide. This research details and quantifies the perception gaps between farmers and consumers in North America on issues such as sustainability, technology, and land usage; it also indicates there is some common ground and
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Agro-voltaics is growing in Italy, with Sardinia leading the way in terms of average plant size per megawatt and Lombardy in terms of installed power. The sector, supported by NRP plans and technological innovation, promises an increase by 2024. Thanks to the
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The UK potato sector is gearing up for the British Potato Show on 22 and 23 November, promising networking opportunities, tech demos and seminars. read more

Fairtrade International has unveiled a new initiative to deliver decent incomes for workers on Fairtrade-certified banana plantations across the world. The organisation’s sustainable offering to achieve living wages, living incomes and resilient banana supply chains is being launched at Fruit
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There is a particular buzz for broccoli, with demand rising steadily over the past week. This market dynamic is not only conditioned by falling temperatures: to understand what is happening in Italy, we have to look to Spain. read more

In a warehouse in Tetouan, Spain, miles away from any farmland, arugula and aromatic basil are cultivated indoors. It has been a few months since Isifarmer landed in an old gymnasium, which has been transformed into a vertical farm seeking urban farmers to further develop its model. read more

The development of growing technologies, improved selection, the growing popularity of protected cultivation and the constant improvement of quality and freshness preservation technologies – all these factors, according toEastFruit experts, are a threat to the global dried fruit market. After
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On November 3, 2023, officials from the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Orenburg Region found a quarantine pest, known as the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)), in a batch of fresh tomatoes weighing 6,608 tons from Uzbekistan. This discovery occurred during the phytosanitary
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McCain Foods USA was awarded $6.9 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which will be used as part of an “Improving Soil Health in Potato Supply Chains” project. read more

As the world is shifting towards sustainable practices and environmental preservation, advanced packaging options have been the center of focus in the past few years. Advanced packaging mechanisms play a vital role in reducing food waste and ensuring the maintenance of quality during storage. read more

Soft NW was founded in 1974, and it is an Italian company specializing in the production and distribution of 100% spunbonded propylene non-woven fabric. Thanks to its special technology, Soft NW can design and produce high-performing non-woven fabrics that enable the company to work in the high
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