Mark Rowland has been appointed as UK/Ireland Account Manager for CMW Horticulture Ltd, part of the Bosman van Zaal group. Mark has a passion for horticulture, which stems from his early years. He took a National Diploma in Horticulture at Pershore College of Horticulture before working as a
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British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL), the organisation representing commercial top fruit growers, has published its first ever manifesto ahead of a 2024 general election taking place in the United Kingdom. Designed to provide all political parties with clear guidance on how best to secure the
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In Lviv region, Ukraine, the "Flora-Zahid" farm pioneers innovation in apple cultivation. Recognising the necessity of adapting to change, they've embraced high-intensity orchards on V-shaped trellises, as shared by Director Oleksandr Levosyuk. Since 2009, "Flora-Zahid" has specialised in apple… read more

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Italian Breeders’ Consortium CIV says its new strawberry variety Shayda CIVL519pbr is attracting a high level of interest from growers and exporters in Spain and Portugal. read more

In a significant development for regional trade, Pakistani oranges have been successfully transported to Russia, marking a crucial milestone. The endeavor was spearheaded by the National Logistics Cell, which dispatched 16 trucks laden with the kinnow variety of oranges from Sargodha, Punjab,
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There is a lot of interest among growers and exporters in the Huelva, Spain, area for the new strawberry cultivar, Shayda CIVL519pbr, developed by Civ- Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti, which is adapted to Mediterranean climates. Aromatic, long shelf-life and pathogen resistant read more

The predictions for the carrot season were disastrous due to the floods in the Hauts-de-France region at the end of 2023, but in the last few months, the campaign has actually been "much more positive than expected." Emmanuel Schaffner, sales director of the Verduyn group, gives an initial
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Carrefour launches in Spain the "surprise trolleys" an initiative where customers can buy shopping trolleys without knowing their contents, but paying only five times less for them.
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