For yet another year, the leading Berlin trade fair is coming to the Spanish countryside to provide value to sector professionals interested in broadening their horizons. On this occasion, sustainable innovation will be the main theme of the conference, which will be attended by producers,
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Already on 18 May, the outline of the draft law delegating the Government on floriculture was presented at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (click here to read more). read more

Fruit cultivation is an important economic factor for rural areas. However, as the demands surrounding environmental protection, food quality, and sustainability are increasing, while acreages, fossil resources, and, above all, skilled workers are limited, the industry is facing ever greater
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GlobalG.A.P. has celebrated the fifth World Food Safety Day, a call to action by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). World Food Safety Day highlights several areas of food safety including foodborne risks, food security, health,
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GlobalGAP is celebrating the fifth World Food Safety Day, a call to action by the WHO and UN FAO focused on food safety, covering issues including foodborne risks, food security, health, economic prosperity, sustainable development and agriculture.  read more

Kuehne and Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a leading South African, UK and Kenyan freight forwarder specialised in the transport and handling of perishable goods. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

A new industry-leading project has been launched to help farmers reduce agricultural emissions by 1.5Mt CO₂e a year. read more

The UK has seen dramatic declines in insect numbers in recent years, driven by a range of factors, including pesticide use. In response, UK retailer Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to launch its new insect-monitoring device called Polly across several English
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The PFLOPF project aims to reduce the use of plant protection products by at least 25 %. This is to be achieved with precision farming technologies. These include internet forecasting tools, GPS guidance systems and sensor-controlled crop protection and hoeing equipment, says Agroscope. read more

'We must aim for innovation in agriculture without it damaging our know-how, so experiments with TEAs are welcome but not ultra-processed foods'. This was said by Valentina Borghi, owner of Funghi Valentina and president of Coldiretti Bologna during her
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A.P. Moller – Maersk has discussed and presented papers on ‘Logistics 4.0: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Revolution’ at a closed-door session with some of the top CEOs from Africa. Held on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum, the discussion was led by Darryl Judd, Regional Head for
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Already close to 12,000 hectares are devoted to organic lemon cultivation in Spain, making the country the largest producer and global supplier of organic lemons. "In the lemon sector, we are very pleased to have achieved such a level of sustainability. We are number 1 in the world both in terms
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The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida was a guest at two different events yesterday in Cesena: first at the Orogel plant, then at the Cesena campus. read more

7 June is World Food Safety Day. Against this backdrop, the Managing Director of Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (QS), Dr Alexander Hinrichs, discussed on 6 June in Berlin together with Georg Abel (Federal Executive Director, Verbraucher Initiative e.V.), Dr Silke Bollmohr
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To further reduce CO2 emissions, Kaufland is working with the AgriTech company Klim. Together, they support farmers in switching to regenerative agriculture, because regenerative practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and even actively store carbon
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Conad launches a new logistics project of 100% electric point-of-sale deliveries in Rome, in cooperation with Enel X Way, an Enel company dedicated to electric mobility, and in Palermo.
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Wednesday 7th of June is the last day of this year's Hort Connections Conference and Trade show in Adelaide. The trade show floor was less busy than yesterday as delegates attended the speaker sessions which ran concurrently, but there still plenty of networking going on the halls. read more

According to the chief executive of Germany's Hapag Lloyd, Rolf Habben Jansen, global container shipping freight rates have reached unsustainable levels and must rebound. Habben Jansen stated: "There are spot rates that are clearly below cost. In the long run, that typically does not hold.
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