Ecuador's flower industry blooms amidst challenges
2024-03-26 00:00
In the lush landscapes of Ecuador, the vibrant flower industry, especially its world-renowned roses, stands tall, navigating through economic uncertainties and environmental hurdles. This feature delves into Ecuador's blossoming role in the global floral market, highlighting the resilience and
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"The days and weeks are long"
2024-03-26 00:00
The peak season at Oppotbedrijf.nl has started. As usual, spring is the busiest time of the year, leading to long days and weeks. "All our teams work non-stop, I'm handling the scheduling and occasionally I step in where it's most needed." Indeed, their help is much needed due to chronic
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“This system allows us to grow many baskets in a small area with very little labor”
2024-03-26 00:00
"We are currently in the middle of spring production and our early spring sales are going well. We are busy with planting for Mother's Day and the May/June sales. Our hanging basket systems are all full to capacity – we couldn't grow the amount of baskets we do without them," says Philip
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In Singapore, where less than 1% of land is allocated for food farms, the nation imports over 90% of its food requirements. In response, Singapore aims to locally produce 30% of its nutritional needs by 2030 to bolster food security. Key to achieving this is the use of technology to enable farms
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"Water reuse in hydroponic cultivation: Resource optimization and more sustainable crops"
2024-03-26 00:00
AZUD, a leader in the development of technology for efficient water use, offers solutions that allow the recovery of up to 40% of the water used for irrigation, bringing numerous benefits to crop cultivation and business profitability. The reuse of drainage water in hydroponic crops offers
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Absa AgriTrends has pinpointed several large global and local trends post-pandemic, significantly affecting international trade dynamics. A notable trend is the slowdown in globalisation, or 'slobalisation', which has been on the rise since the 2008 financial crisis, further fueled by the
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Ecuador's flower industry blooms amidst challenges
2024-03-26 00:00
In the lush landscapes of Ecuador, the vibrant flower industry, especially its world-renowned roses, stands tall, navigating through economic uncertainties and environmental hurdles. This feature delves into Ecuador's blossoming role in the global floral market, highlighting the resilience and
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Ukrainian truck with pesticides. Inspectors made an arrest
2024-03-26 00:00
On 22 March 2024 on the S7 national road in the vicinity of Majdany Wielkie, an inspector from the Iława Field Branch inspected a set of vehicles belonging to a Ukrainian carrier transporting dangerous goods.
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Soil Association delivers data for more sustainable food
2024-03-25 17:00
Sustainability data at a farm level will soon be provided to schools and hospitals in a first for UK public food procurement, says the Soil Association.
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fenaco: Heinz Mollet to retire at the end of 2025
2024-03-25 14:00
Heinz Mollet has played a key role in shaping the transformation of Swiss agriculture towards greater sustainability, consumer orientation, product quality and digitalisation. According to fenaco, the process to determine his successor is underway.
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£600k grant boosts Fieldwork’s BerryAI Project
2024-03-25 11:00
Fieldwork Robotics has been awarded a £600,000 government grant by Defra and Innovate UK to further develop its technology.
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India: Floriculture students attend training program
2024-03-25 00:00
Students Floriculture & Landscaping trade of (ITI) Leh, are attending a short-term training program at the Institute of Himalayan BioResource Technology IHBT (CSIR) in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh from March 15 to 25 2024. Thirteen students and a Faculty are currently at IHBT Palampur for the
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Positive changes in the Moldovan walnut cultivation
2024-03-25 00:00
The development of Moldova's agribusiness, particularly its nut sector, has long been subject to fluctuations. However, in the past marketing year, fuelled by increased demand and prices, this sector has witnessed positive changes. Summarizing the facts, we attempt to forecast the sustainability
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Artificial intelligence in Ullmann's weeder. It recognises the plants it is supposed to protect and avoids them
2024-03-25 00:00
The Agrotech 2024 trade fair in Kielce saw the premiere of Ullmann's optical weeder. - The machine, supported by artificial intelligence, is able to recognise the plant it is to protect and cut the rest of the weeds, says Bartłomiej Kądzielawa, co-owner of the
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Positive changes in the Moldovan walnut cultivation
2024-03-25 00:00
The development of Moldova's agribusiness, particularly its nut sector, has long been subject to fluctuations. However, in the past marketing year, fuelled by increased demand and prices, this sector has witnessed positive changes. Summarizing the facts, we attempt to forecast the sustainability
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Agriculture 4.0 also for irrigation in protected crops
2024-03-25 00:00
Idroterm 4.0, a family of innovative 4.0 products developed by Idroterm Serre, is a new opportunity to renew greenhouse irrigation systems and optimize water management thanks to machinery for precision agriculture. "We have developed web-based machinery, through which users connect to the
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Fruit farming of the future goes electric? Cautious optimism
2024-03-25 00:00
Fruit growing is not going through an easy period. This is why new solutions are being sought to offer producers to revive the sector. And when we talk about solutions, we are not just talking about breeding systems or new varieties, but it is, inevitably, that a
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Logistics as competitive advantage for African flowers, perishables
2024-03-25 00:00
With increasing competition on the global stage, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and meat produced in Africa can have an advantage by strengthening its supply chain ecosystem. The global demand for flowers and perishables is increasing. With its wealth of flowers, vegetables and fruits produced,
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Agriculture 4.0 also for irrigation in protected crops
2024-03-25 00:00
Idroterm 4.0, a family of innovative 4.0 products developed by Idroterm Serre, is a new opportunity to renew greenhouse irrigation systems and optimize water management thanks to machinery for precision agriculture. "We have developed web-based machinery, through which users connect to the
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Fieldwork wins £600,000 government grant
2024-03-25 00:00
Fieldwork Robotics has been awarded a £600,000 government grant by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Innovate UK. The BerryAI Project will support the development of Fieldwork's technology, bringing AI-powered vision and advanced decision-making technology to
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