The International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu is taking place in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. The exhibition began on April 26th and will run for 186 days until October 28th. It comprises one main venue and four sub-venues. On June 1st, media representatives from... read more

Niektrzy pracodawcy w Nowej Zelandii, którzy uczestniczą w programie Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE), chcą wprowadzenia zmian ze względu na koszty. Taka ocena pochodzi od badaczki z Australian National University, Charlotte Bedford, która stwierdziła, że wsparcie dla programu pozostaje wysokie, ale istnieją pewne elementy wewnątrz niego, które wymagają poprawy. read more

A 59-year-old Japanese man was arrested for hitting his 62-year-old wife on the head with a banana peel. The incident, reported by gazeta.ru via Mothership, occurred after the man, intoxicated and upset over a neighbor's parking, lashed out at his wife when she tried to calm him. read more

Moldova exported over 3,522,000 rose cuttings between 2022 and 2024. The main export destinations include Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Turkey, Poland, Romania, and Uzbekistan. The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) released this information today. Farmers from the Dobrogea Veche village in the north were involved in this export activity. read more

New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI) has announced an 11% decrease in TCEs (Tray Carton Equivalents) for exports after the industry body's post-harvest crop estimate. Export TCEs are projected to decrease from 21.2 million, as calculated in January 2024, to 18.9 million post-harvest due to... read more

Tajikistan has become a leader in organic farming within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Agricultural products grown in Tajikistan are regarded as the cleanest in terms of environmental impact among CIS countries. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 1.4% of read more

Belgium: Despite a sharp rise in profits, Colruyt remains cautious. Colruyt Group's revenue increased by 11.9% to 10.8 billion euros last fiscal year. Operating profit surged by 67.2% to 470 million euros, and net profit by 78.1% to 357 million euros. Colruyt Group continues to maintain a very cautious outlook for this year. read more

The provincial government of Catanduanes and the Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) are collaborating to modernize the local agricultural industry by setting up two new facilities that will efficiently supply seedlings to farmers. In a phone interview on Tuesday, the Catanduanes Provincial... read more

When it comes to consumption, it is said that they have taken the lead worldwide - and as true trendsetters, they have even coined their name. So, kohlrabi is called kohlrabi in English, Bulgarian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and. read more

Leaders of the Australian horticulture industry were honored at the Horticulture Awards for Excellence 2024, which took place in front of a crowd of over 1,500 people at the Hort Connections Gala Dinner in Melbourne on June 5. read more

Metcash, which supports a network of over 1,600 independently owned supermarket stores in Australia, including IGA and Foodland, has recently become a signatory to the Australian Food Pact. This pact is a commitment to taking action against food waste. read more

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Continuing with the initiative to make Bhaderwah the "Valley of flowers," scientists from CSIR-IIIM led by Dr. Iqra Farooq, under the Union government's Floriculture Mission, visited marigold fields. They distributed seeds among farmers and successfully introduced high-yielding cut flowers. read more

W ciągu ostatnich miesięcy Pakistan doświadczył znacznego wzrostu eksportu cebuli, co jest wynikiem zakazu eksportu wprowadzonego przez Indie. Indie, czołowy globalny eksporter cebuli, wstrzymały eksport cebuli z powodu zmniejszenia produkcji wewnętrznej, tworząc pustkę na rynku międzynarodowym, która została wypełniona przez Pakistan. read more

Zespri is working closely with its growers to expand kiwifruit production in the Northern Hemisphere in order to meet the increasing demand for year-round fruit supply. The company is partnering with growers in Italy, France, Greece, Japan, and Korea to enhance the production of New Zealand kiwifruit. read more

The CIV - Italian Nurserymen Consortium has recently signed an Exclusive Master Licensing Contract with Culdevco (Pty) Limited for the experimentation and commercial development of the CapeRose/Cheeky® pear variety in the European, Turkish, and Israeli territories. The variety has been created and... read more

Denmark: Coop Appoints Thor Skov Jørgensen as New CEO
Coop Denmark has announced the appointment of Thor Skov Jørgensen as its new chief executive officer, effective from 19th June. Jørgensen will succeed Kræn Østergaard Nielsen, who decided to step down from the role as soon as the agreement was in place. read more

FCC, one of Zespri's international shipping partners, has successfully completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and New Zealand. The purpose of the trial was to test the performance of the ship's engines when burning biofuel. The vessel involved in the trial was Kakariki. read more

At the end of May 2024, EastFruit reported on the delayed start of the stone fruit harvest season in Central Asian countries. The spring of 2024 was unusually cool and rainy, resulting in delays in the ripening of many fruits, including cherries, and also negatively impacting their quality. read more

Izraeli grower and exporter of sweet potatoes, Carmy Exports, are now focusing solely on supplying this product to their domestic market. This decision was made due to the high input costs in Israel, which have made exporting sweet potatoes less profitable for them. "We are producing for the read more