Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture for Food Sovereignty and Forestry at the signing of the Pact on the Tricolour Quarter at Palazzo Chigi emphasises the importance of the fair distribution of added value without burdening the weak links in the chain. read more

It is a multi-step growth project that the specialised company Canovac is pursuing with the Almaverde Bio brand. And it is based, first and foremost, on the format of the Almaverde Bio islands, varietal innovation, a focus on sustainable packaging and the important
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The second phase of Cherry Growers Australia andAgriculture Victoria's cherry traceability pilot project will begin this season with Victorian cherry grower-exporter CherryHill Orchards to test traceability from producer to customer. read more

Once again, CASI is taking advantage of its presence at the international Fruit Attraction Fair to present all its new products and innovations. The first of these will be the renovation of its packaging. To do this, the cooperative has worked with the fashion illustrator, Mónica Muñoz, "Moniquilla", who
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Halls has acquired a stake in Infuseo, a French start-up manufacturing prepared ripe-and-ready avocado products for the foodservice channel. read more

Nineteen innovative projects developing automation and robotic technologies will receive a share of £12.5 million in government funding to boost productivity, food security and sustainable farming practices, Defra farming minister Mark Spencer announced yesterday (28 September). read more

The ninth edition of the three-day international seed technology fair Seed meets Technology once again attracted an international and skilled crowd to Vertify's greenhouse complex in Zwaagdijk, which has been transformed into an exhibition complex. All the space is available was well utilized.
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Manchester-based sustainable thermoformed packaging manufacturer significantly increases capacity in the 50th anniversary year. Further underlining its position as one of the UK’s leading independently owned manufacturers of sustainable thermoformed packaging products, Macpac has completed the
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Highly innovative and low-impact crop protection products, but also extremely careful agriculture in the use of resources and technical means, with positive effects on both the environment and food safety. This is the picture that emerges from the first launch of the Observatory
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The UK government has allocated £12.5 million to 19 innovative projects focused on the development of automation and robotic technologies aimed at enhancing productivity, food security, and sustainable farming practices. The announcement is part of the broader initiative that has seen over
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Automation has become a crucial aspect of the fruit industry worldwide. Paclife leans on their decades of experience in the packaging sector as technology and modified atmosphere film suppliers to Chile's huge cherries and blueberries industries to present a new offering. "The company has taken
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Experience Fruit Quality has announced that it will be collaborating with Frits Popma, a well known face in the ripening business with over 33 year's experience in fruit ripening. read more

Stone fruit production in Australia is forecast to increase in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, following two successive seasons affected by unseasonably wet weather, labor shortages at harvest, logistics challenges, and very high costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cherry, and peach and nectarine,
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Since 2017, regional sweet potatoes have been growing and thriving on the Lower Rhine potato farm Pottbäcker. "In terms of botany and production as well as preparation and post-harvest handling, the crop is incomparable to the table potato," says Andreas Pottbäcker, who grows the root
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DP World today announced its latest milestone at London Gateway with the arrival of the first vessel under a new South America shipping service, boosting the UK’s global connectivity. read more

PND, a leading company manufacturing machinery for fruit processing is located a stone's throw from the generous Amalfi coast, swept by the scent of lemon groves and home to the delicious Limoncello. read more

Supplies of both fresh garlic and peeled garlic are tight right now and look to stay that way for the near future. “Spain and China’s fresh garlic production is down because of severe weather-related events, that compromised quality and crop size. So instead of shipping it as fresh,
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At Fruit Attration, Giròand Serfruitsare proud to present AGVs (Auto-Guided-Vehicle), the latest innovation to emerge from the work of Serfruit's research and development department, which, thanks to its more than 30 years' experience in automation in the fruit and vegetable sector,
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Speaking for the first time at the Global Sustainable Transport Forum as a keynote speaker, MSC CEO Soren Toft delivered a speech on the transformative potential of digital technologies in the maritime industry. He reflected on MSC’s ongoing digital journey as a world leader in container
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Pricing of yellow dragon fruit shipping from Ecuador to the U.S. will likely strengthen again next week after China’s Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival) has finished, an event that starts today. read more