Sustainability practices and the need to grow consumer demand were headline themes on the opening day of the academic programme at the 10th World Avocado Congress. read more

Tigullio is back in communication on the main TV and digital channels to announce the 100% sustainable nature of the basil used for its pestos alla genovese. Traceability on harvesting and processing methods and protection of biodiversity read more

Fruit and vegetable research is increasingly moving towards 'pesticide-free' fields, yet the demand for EU plant variety rights has remained constant for the past five years in Europe and is even declining by 8.2% in 2022. Apart from a 17% drop in
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The family businesses Rathgeb Bio and Kellermann Gemüsekulturen have decided to shape their future together from April 2023. The two sustainability pioneers Christian Rathgeb and Martin Kellermann share common values and traditions. All previous fields of activity and locations of both company
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"Ė a strongly desired exhibition, there is great global interest. The future of a large part of pharmaceuticals is linked to these products: organic molecules that replace synthetic products. There will be no herb and spice market. It will be a time for the
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Agrinorm, a Zurich-based AgTech startup, has secured a 7-digit round of financing to further develop their AI-powered software for quality risks management in the fresh produce value chains. read more

China International Marine Containers (CIMC) chairman and CEO Mai Boliang expects demand for new containers to be muted, at just 20% of that in conventional years. read more

CIV's latest strawberry innovations were presented at the recent North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS) held from 07-10 March 2023 in San Louis Obispo, California. CIV President Mauro Grossi explains: "During the Symposium our partner Idris
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The quality management departments of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector will not run out of work. For in addition to routine business such as checking ripeness and other quality characteristics, more and more tasks from the area of sustainability monitoring are being added. read more

Bananas take centre stage in surgical experimentation. A doctor in London simulated a remote operation on a banana in California with the help of new 5G technology. read more

"Almost three and a half years ago, we received permission from the city of Oberhausen to build our Edeka central warehouse. Together we laid the foundation for tangible structural change here at the Waldteich. Now we are reaching the next milestone and developing the
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Dynapro Transport, a Courchesne Larose Group company specializing in the transport of fruits, vegetables and dry goods, is proud to announce the acquisition of Quebec-based Transport TEB, a key player in the delivery of fresh produce over short distances. The complementary nature of the two
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These days traceability is everything, whether it’s for the end customer to see the provenance of the product or to get right back to the source if there are health issues. Further, what producer, packer or supplier would not want to have every cost in the whole process from field to shelf
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Orogel, a leading Italian company in the production of fresh and frozen vegetables, expands its fleet withUlma Packaging, which boasts 20 years of experience in the food sector and is present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group. read more

APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller - Maersk, has announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The project involves a site of approximately 47.5 hectares with 1,000 metres of deep-sea quay. read more

The retail data company Daltix collects current prices, price offers and product information on the full range of the largest supermarkets, drugstores and food delivery services every day. Within the scope of a current survey, the assortments throughout Germany - a total of over
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In a note, Gerardo Diana, president of the Consortium Arancia Rossa di Sicilia, thanked the Sicilian Regional Forestry Corps and Noras (Nucleo Operativo Regionale Agroalimentare Sicilia - Regional Agri-food Operations Unit) for their capillary control work, which led to the discovery of over 1,000 kilos of oranges
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Due to rising energy costs, this year's vegetable season in Burgenland is starting 1-2 weeks later. There will be some minor losses due to the later start, but there are not many Austrian farms that have started earlier anyway, paprika grower Lisa Thell from Pamhagen told ORF. Saving energy is
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APM Terminals has announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The project covers an area of approximately 47.5 ha with a 1,000 m long (operational) deep-sea quay. The new quay walls are currently being constructed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and are scheduled to be completed by mid
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Does less use of packaging correspond to greater environmental sustainability? A positive answer to this question seems to underlie several economic policy decisions taken recently by some of our European partners - France and Spain in the lead - which, with measures
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