Fomet has developed the Aphrodite® project (click here to read more) which is a process for obtaining Fomet fertilisers from the processing of manure (cattle, poultry and horse manure) from selected farms in neighbouring areas. read more

Once a year it is called "Come to the greenhouse" in the Netherlands, and this year it was that time again at the beginning of April. On 1 and 2 April, during the 45th edition of the annual "Kom in de kas" event, a total of 160,000 interested people visited 121 greenhouse farms in
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On March 27, the Russian occupiers carried out a night attack in Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and guided aviation bombs, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force Command on March 28. A kamikaze drone hit was recorded in the Dnipro, where a massive fire broke out
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AIMPLAS, Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico, reached 19.3 million euros in revenues in the financial year 2022 after registering a growth of 10% and thanks to the trust of a total of 3100 customers, 789 associated companies and a staff of 218 people. In addition, in 2022
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The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. read more

As the infrastructure in Ukraine is restored, the ability to export apples has also returned, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA Fruit: “Since the new year, and especially in recent weeks, prices of apples have started to rise. As the problems with infrastructure in
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“The organic apple sector in Europe is faced with a particularly delicate economic situation, which has led the Italian and French economic organizations to reflect together on the future. read more

Gardai have uncovered €1.36m worth of cannabis shipped to Ireland from Spain in a container load of oranges. One warehouse worker has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis on March 31 and that he had it for sale or supply at Cornstown, Ashbourne, Co. Dublin. read more

METRO Italy, a partner of excellence for the HoReCa world, announces that Arnoud J. van Wingerde has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer as of 1 April 2023; read more

At Cibus Connecting Italy some novelties from the fruit and vegetable world were also on stage in recent days. These included Mediterranean Salads, an exclusive and limited edition of premium salads from the Rago cooperative of Battipaglia. We talked about it with Eugenio Rago, Export Sales
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In Belgium, Coöperatie Hoogstraten's strawberry season officially started on Friday. The first strawberry box was auctioned In the presence of the press and interested parties. Marketing Manager Jan Engelen looked back and ahead. "It was a particularly challenging year," he begins. read more

The 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit will be taking place on July 3-6 in Poland, in the scenic city of Lublin – the capital of the main Polish soft fruit production region. read more

Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend that started during the pandemic has already been curbed by the economic crisis caused by the
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A 19th-century Irish adventurer and explorer is credited with introducing the potato to Greece shortly after it won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. read more

From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There will be five refresher seminars covering the latest results regarding genetic improvement in fruit
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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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"In recent years, the appetite for avocados in Germany and surrounding countries has been increasing," says Paulina Criticos (pictured right), CEO of Westfalia Fruit Group - EMEA region. "We have experienced a strong growth over the past year. We have achieved this with both existing and new
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Norwegian police officials have made the largest-ever cocaine seizure in the nation when they discovered 800 kilograms of the drug in boxes of fruit in Oslo. According to Norwegian news agency NTB, the drugs were found this week following a tipoff from German police. Police didn’t disclose the
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