Road to Quality - the Assosement project dedicated to the complete traceability of the supply chain from seed to the table - presents the column 'Voice to the companies', a space oriented towards dialogue with member companies and their contact persons, who tell their stories through short videos.
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As usual, Asociafruit, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia, has launched a series of promotional activities for the early Andalusian new potato with the aim of raising awareness among the public of the importance of the new potato in the Andalusian market.
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The measures launched by the government with the bad weather decree concern as many as 115,000 companies in the flooded Romagna region, of which about 15% are agricultural, with over 30,000 jobs that multiply along the supply chain thanks to a leading national processing and distribution sector
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A deal between the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) and Turkish Airlines on cargo shipment has produced good results, helping companies boost their exports. Under the deal, Turkish Airlines offers up to a 30 percent discount on cargo fees, which resulted in a 23 percent increase in export volume. read more

The Augsburg delivery service start-up Boxbote is looking for an investor. The outbreak of the war in Ukraine with the resulting inflation and consumer reluctance to buy has led to a significant drop in sales. As a result, the
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The proposed regulation is from November, but it is mainly at this time that it is being discussed. The European Commission wants to abolish the use of disposable packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing less than 1.5 kg. We asked Nicola Ballini, sales manager of Ilip, about this,
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The optimisation of the South African rail network is an important prerequisite for the South African citrus industry to realise its vision of exporting 260 million boxes of this fruit by 2032. This is why the industry is putting enormous pressure on the government to
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A multitude of factors continues to disrupt supply chains in and to the UK, including the war in Ukraine, labor shortages, increased costs of production, extreme weather conditions, and the cost-of-living crisis. read more

Due to a severe drought affecting the Panama Canal, container vessels are to lighten their loads and pay higher fees. Further increases in the cost of shipping cargo through the canal are expected this summer. The largest vessels will have to reduce their draughts by carrying less or cutting the
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Sakata Seed Ibérica extends its spell and brings out Tyrian, the first variety on the market of fully purple branched broccoli, both in grain and stem. Once again, Sakata, a leader in brassicas, continues to be at the forefront of innovation with the introduction of Tyrian. read more

The new facilities of 21,000 m² and an investment of 36 million euros, were officially inaugurated in March and built with the firm objective of maximising the quality of its raw material. read more

The UK's relationship with Mallorcan potato cultivation is historical and, at present, despite Brexit, trade between the two islands is still booming. read more

The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032. read more

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn says its strawberry supply chains can be “smarter and more efficient” thanks to new artificial Intelligence and algorithms that reduce food waste and predict how long the fruit will last. read more

Discount supermarket Lidl GB has announced its third pay rate increase in 12 months which will impact all of its 24,500 hourly-paid colleagues. read more

Increased throughput, accuracy and quality have been unveiled as key improvements to the updated Visar Sortop carrot optical sorter. read more

Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to roll out its ground-breaking insect-monitoring device Polly across several English apple orchards. read more

AgroFresh Solutions has expanded its offering in Brazil after with the announcement its SmartFresh InBox had been approved in the South American market. read more

Kiwifruit cooperative Zespri has partnered with enterprise data management vendor Syniti as part of its Horizon digital transformation programme.  read more

More modern, user-friendly and clearer - on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the German Nutrition Society (DGE) is launching its new website. Visitors will now find information from all areas of nutritional science bundled together and
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