New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system sustainability.
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Order picking with a Smart Glass? To most fresh produce wholesalers it may still sound a bit futuristic, but as far as Hermen Mensink of Care4it is concerned, that will soon change. He was inspired by an example at a flower wholesaler and has now introduced it to fresh produce wholesalers. “The big advantage is that the order picker has both hands free and can thus move quick…
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Mientras México responde hoy al fallo del panel de disputas comerciales de que sus restricciones al maíz transgénico violan el acuerdo comercial entre Estados Unidos, México y Canadá (T-MEC, por sus siglas en español), una declaración respaldada internacionalmente y firmada por 10,268 individuos y 698 organizaciones apoya a México en su defensa de la soberanía alimentaria, la salud pública, la integridad ambiental y los derechos indígenas.
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Fruit Logistica will be held between Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 February in Berlin. FreshPlaza and Primeur have joined together to publish a 158-page tradeshow magazine. It is a truly international edition with in-depth articles from the international fresh produce sector. The German-language magazine in…
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As global demand for fresh produce continues to rise, air freight plays a crucial role in transporting perishable goods from Africa to Europe. Fresh fruits and vegetables, alongside other perishable commodities such as seafood and flowers, are regularly shipped to meet consumer demand in European…
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Annette Clarke, the owner of Exotic Fruit Nursery in Lunenburg, has spent the past few decades growing a wide variety of food plants in British Columbia. Clarke began to source trees for friends and other gardeners in her area, which eventually led to her building six greenhouses and growing more than…
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Opuntia auberi is a tree-like or shrubby cactus with a cylindrical stem and branches of joined ovoid segments known as pads. It typically …
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Cartonpack Group, a leader in the sector of multi-material packaging for fruits, vegetables and foodstuffs, has concluded a series of acquisitions over the last period, expanding its industrial presence in Northern Italy where the group has shown strong growth and, at the same time, strengthening its…
For horticultural businesses with high-tech greenhouses, finding qualified personnel is a significant challenge, particularly when it comes to technically skilled growers. “Most growers can manage a crop reasonably well, but optimizing the final few percentage points makes a huge difference. One extra…
“The shortage of well-trained growers is a global issue” Read More »
