Gourmet needed a system to track large product quantities more quickly and efficiently through its internal logistics chain. This Dutch company cultivates, selects, packages, and distributes a wide range of onions, shallots, and garlic. read more

It will be a very complex campaign for asparagus in 2023, due to the very late start. Apofruit, a fruit and vegetable cooperative with more than 2,700 members throughout Italy, takes stock of the situation in the aftermath of the marketing of the first quantities and
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Research conducted last year showed nearly two thirds of Kiwi shoppers were unwilling to pay a premium for fruit and vegetables grown, picked, packed and delivered with sustainable practices. read more

While today’s supply chain helps to keep the world moving, it is far from perfect, with almost 8% of stock perishing or being discarded at a cost of $163 billion annually. read more

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA returns to Hong Kong this year. From 6 to 8 September 2023, the AsiaWorld expo is expected to attract thousands of high-calibre trade visitors and top buyers from across the fresh fruit supply chain, who will see a wide range of
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A joint event was held yesterday at the headquarters of BF Spa in Jolanda di Savoia, organised by BF - Italy's most important agro-industrial group - and SDF - an Italian multinational and world leader in the production of tractors, harvesting machines and diesel engines, to
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As part of its commitment to providing cutting-edge technology solutions that reduce food loss and promote sustainable agriculture, AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a leader in post-harvest solutions, has announced a partnership with Strella, a leading developer of post-harvest solutions.
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As part of the Edeka Group, Edeka Freienbrink strives to supply its 488 stores in Berlin and Brandenburg with fresh food quickly and efficiently. The aim is to supply the stores with fresh products within four to five hours of receiving the order. And to
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Berries are booming. No wonder: strawberries, blueberries and co. are considered superfoods and are pure convenience. This is why the soft fruit product group is considered an absolute growth and turnover driver in the fruit industry. However, there are some product-specific peculiarities in quality assurance
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Pablo Campino, member of the Chileprunes Technical Committee and head of the Pacific Nut Company's D'Agen Plum Programme, refers to six major issues that must be addressed in order to achieve what producers are looking for in terms of productivity, profitability, quality and sustainability of their products.
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Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture. The plants, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley,
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The fiber-based ProducePack™ Punnet tray is an alternative to traditional plastic punnets for produce applications such as mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and berries. It has been developed in close collaboration with growers, packers, and machinery suppliers to ensure that it
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine was the largest supplier of apples to the Uzbek market in January 2023, despite the ongoing Russian military aggression, complex and expensive logistics, and the multiple difficulties that Ukrainian growers face now. read more

The asparagus season is severely delayed due to the mild winter. Apofruitis therefore relying on innovation to increase productivity and support members' investments. Such as harvesting with 'go karts' to replace manual harvesting. Green technology in the field read more

Plum storage and transportation are prone to mechanical damage, brown heart disease at low temperatures, and rot and deterioration at high temperatures. It is very important during the harvesting and storage of plums, to reduce the loss in sales and to extend the market supply period. read more

The SmartProtect project is a thematic network focused on inter-regional knowledge sharing on SMART integrated management solutions for farmers and advisors.Its objective is to stimulate the flow of knowledge in regional AKIS (Agriculture
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It aims to stimulate the flow of knowledge in regional AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) across the EU and connect them on the innovative potential of advanced methodologies for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in vegetable production,
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"Traceability in the Italian agri-food sector is now an established fact and is a fixed point to guarantee food safety at all stages of production from seed to table. Today the time is ripe for a further step forward: that towards the creation of
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The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau - ZVG) is extremely critical of the Act to Increase Energy Efficiency in Germany (Energy Efficiency Act - EnEfG) passed by the Federal Cabinet. read more

According to Edeka, sustainability has for years been one of the most important innovation drivers in the association, which also includes Netto Marken-Discount and Budni. Together with the nature conservation organisation WWF, Edeka is consistently working to further reduce its own ecological footprint. The
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