Sakata Seed Ibérica presents Tyrian, the first sprouting broccoli variety on the market that is completely purple in its florets and stems. “Once again, Sakata, a leading brassica company, continues to lead the way in innovation with the addition of Tyrian.” read more

On Tuesday, May 24, prominent Flemish agriculture and horticulture figures gathered in Belgium. It was the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) and the Producer Organizations' Logistics and Administrative Association (LAVA) annual meeting (AGM). Besides the VBT's published annual
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The government, through Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has secured $1.3 million (approximately Rwf1.5 billion) from partners to support the development of a cold chain system. The primary goal of this initiative is to reduce post-harvest losses and improve cold-chain
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The debate about the editorial on 'pesticides' (read more) continues - and we are very pleased about this. We get the point of view of the groupZero Residues, which expresses its considerations and urges us not to lose the focus of the topic, i.e. food safety and consumer protection.
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The SanLucar company has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to support it in the digital transformation of its agricultural activities. The company currently has its own cultivation in countries such as South Africa, Tunisia,
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With the proposal of the Energy Efficiency Act, the energy efficiency targets are to be raised significantly and the energy efficiency requirements are to be made more ambitious, according to the Federal Government. The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) is particularly critical of the proposed investment obligation. read more

Lincolnshire grower Peloton Produce is looking towards a bright future as they lay the foundations for a 3.5 acre extension to the current premises, the extension will include a new 1000 pallet high humidity cold store complex and additional loading bays, thus doubling their current cold storage
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Optimising the logistics network through the direct dialogue of all players in the supply chain, in order to make the supply chain more efficient and sustainable also from an environmental and social point of view. read more

Seaborne reefer trade is on the brink of returning to growth in 2023, with volumes set to increase by 2.1%, outpacing the wider dry cargo trade, to reach 140.5 million tons this year. Probably, reefer shipping will continue to outgun other cargo types as the perishables trade proves more
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Following the successful introduction of their Akorn Natural™ coatings for mango and avocado in South America, Akorn Technology announces the expansion of their business in Africa. read more

The South American Rojo Brillante kaki campaign is gaining momentum and the fruit is becoming a good alternative for consumption also in the spring and summer months. The Valencian company The Natural Hand, specialized in shipping this fruit over long distances, has already become the largest
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In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the fact that despite a 70-80% fall in freight rates, and worsening of the supply/demand balance, liner operators have been able to keep rates higher than pre-pandemic levels. read more

New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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The government has announced new measures aimed at supporting the long-term sustainability of the tenant farming sector. read more

Retailer says new technology can cope with variations in product shelf-life and make far more accurate predictions read more

In a technical notification published on 23 May 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) revoked parallel trade authorisations for the plant protection products Lambada and Pendulum. read more

From the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia (Sicily's Citrus Fruit Producers' District) comes the input for the island's entire citrus supply chain to take up the challenge of ecological transition. This is the objective of the C.L.I.M.A project, implemented by the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia, in partnership with the Alta
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US supply chain service provider Snapl has announced the opening of a new warehouse in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The warehouse, located across from the Holt Logistics, Del Monte Tropical, and PhilaPort Terminals, is positioned to take full advantage of the more than 600,000 TEUs of
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Girteka, an asset-based logistics company in Europe, has announced a strategic partnership with Citibank Europe plc (Citi) to take its financial operations to the next level. The partnership will allow Girteka Group to streamline its financial transactions and operations with the help of Citi's
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