The list of nominees (click here to read more) for this year's edition of the highly acclaimed FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) has been published by the leading trade fair for the global fresh fruit and vegetable industry. The winners of the annual awards for
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Fieldwork Robotics Ltd., developers of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a £515k grant from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate its £1.1m BerryBot Project. read more

The IFS, International Food Standard, is a European standard developed mainly by the associations of distributors in France, Germany and Italy, and which is currently very popular in most of the European Union. This standard makes it possible to establish a
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Robots controlled by AI are revolutionising strawberry harvesting in the Czech Republic, showcasing a sustainable approach to agriculture with fewer resources and no chemical products. Fravebot, a robot deployed on the Raěček family farm in Brno, Czech Republic, monitors and harvests
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A tip-off has led Judiciary Police to a warehouse in Palmela, in the Lisboa Region, where a consignment of melons from Brazil was found to be packed with cocaine. According to reports, the cocaine was hidden within the melons in little sachets. The melon’s where made to look whole again with
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According to Jaysankar Subramanian, professor of tree fruit breeding and biotechnology at University of Guelph’s Vineland Research and Innovation Centre campus, the unseasonably mild weather in December should not affect Niagara’s peaches and other tender fruit crops if there is a return to
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“At the heart of AgrigateOne,” says founder Greg Whitaker, “lies a close connection to agriculture.” read more

Patatas Meléndez, a leading company in the fresh potato sector in Spain, with more than 25 years of experience and a firm commitment to innovation and sustainability, has announced the creation of an Advisory Board made up of professionals of recognised prestige in different areas of the sector.
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Four years after its merger, Oxin Growers continues growing with a new executive team addition. Ruud den Boer joins it as commercial director, previously serving as this Dutch cooperative's commercial manager. read more

After intensive research by Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Redix is born, the new prismatic variety of processing tomato that stands out for productivity and quality. Innovative genetics for a quality chain read more

The viticulture sector is set to become the latest industry to benefit from the introduction of cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) robotics technology, thanks to a new innovation programme funded by Defra. read more

The shortlist of nominees for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) has been released by the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business. read more

The winners of the annual awards for outstanding innovations from the entire fresh fruit and vegetable value chain will be chosen exclusively by trade visitors to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024, which takes place from 7 to 9 February 2024 in Berlin.
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With the demonstrations, rallies and rallies, farmers, the transport industry, freight forwarders and lorry drivers want to express their dissatisfaction with the federal government's budget plans. read more

World table grape production is forecast to increase by 490,000 tonnes to 28.4m tonnes in 2023/22 fuelled by increased supply from China.   read more

Tensions in the Red Sea continue. After several attacks on container ships, some carriers have decided not to use the Suez Canal, diverting their vessels via South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope instead, thereby extending the transit time by two weeks. Consequences: rising prices and
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The products nominated for the Innovation Award (Flia) at Fruit Logistica 2024, to be held in Berlin from 7 to 9 February, have been unveiled. Waste reduction, sustainability and new tastes the focus Lo Zucchiolo read more

The Australian Agritech provider AgPick Technology has launched a facial recognition app to protect growers from ID fraud. The new AgPick ID app uses advanced biometric technology to verify worker images and immediately identify them, so they can match to registration details in the AgPick data
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The Palmerston Highway connects the Atherton Tablelands to the south, but the road received significant damage due to flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Now, with this major road out of the area closed, some Far North Queensland farmers fear they will have to leave fruit on trees if
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As the climate disruption in Panama and the spread of the Middle East conflict restricts the flow of trade on both the Pacific and Asia to Europe, services rates are expected to sharply increase on both routes. read more