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Grafting is a common agricultural practice to combine desirable traits by joining the rootstock of one plant with the scion of another. Compatibility is key—without successful vascular integration, the graft fails. While grafting works well within many plant families, cross-species combinations often…

Swiss crop protection giant Syngenta on Tuesday said it expects to become the world’s top biologicals company within the next few years, leveraging its strong performance in India despite regulatory challenges that constrain agricultural innovation. In an interview to PTI, Steven Hawkins, Global…

A new report published today warns of serious risks to the UK’s fresh food supply if retailers and importers fail to address the growing impact of climate change. In 2024, the UK imported 47% of its vegetables and 84% of its fruit, making it heavily reliant on international growing conditions. With 2023…

Carrefour launches ‘Choose Better’ campaign to push healthy and sustainable shopping in KenyaRetail giant Carrefour has launched a new program, ‘Choose Better’, designed to empower Kenyan consumers to make healthier and more sustainable choices accessible and appealing. “The programme makes fresh,…

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The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions addressed two interventions by Spanish MEPs Carmen Crespo and Mireia Borrás Pabón during its last session. The Spanish MEPs asked the European Commission to review the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. According to them, the current implementation…

Recently, an unusually quick onset of heat has heated up vegetable fields nationwide, followed by concentrated monsoon rains, triggering an emergency for crop yields. Notably, the damage to leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, and perilla leaves, which are sensitive to hot and humid weather, is…

Some vegetable markets are in transition at the moment. “The corn market is snug right now. There were some pretty good aggressive promotions in the West, and they’re getting ready to transition to regions such as Yakima, WA, etc.,” says Daren Van Dyke of Five Crowns. As he notes, growers and shippers generally…