Qualified contribution to the 'pesticides' debate
Dear Editor, Just recently I had the opportunity to read the correspondence that took place last May between Italia Fruit News and colleagues Maini and Gullino, and having been quoted as one

Final event of the European project PERFECT Life
The European Perfect Life project, which has a multidisciplinary and cross-cutting value, aims to reduce the use and emission of pesticides into the environment with user-friendly tools and

Naturitalia, let's open up more markets for made in Italy #vocidellortofrutta
The Russian-Ukrainian war and the trade tensions between China and the USA are also having an effect on the export markets for fruit and vegetables. The good news is, for example, the opening of

The Rijk Zwaan aubergine: the sustainable solution for Sicilian production
Sicilian growers must adopt new techniques for the winter cultivation of aubergines if they want to counter the growing trend of foreign imports and if they do not want to risk being denied access

Netherlands/Belgium: Growing concern about the apple blossom weevil
According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom

Easy-to-apply and effective biological product for raspberry protection
The pre-harvest period or harvest time requires a skilful approach to fruit and plant protection against diseases. Due to increasing competition in the raspberry market and increasing customer

QS: Strawberry producers handle pesticides responsibly
A current evaluation from the QS residue monitoring, in the context of which 197 strawberry samples were examined for pesticide residues, attests QS-certified strawberry producers a high sense of

Organic sector worried as European Commission considers easing genetics rules
The European Commission is considering relaxing genetic modification rules for agricultural crops, sparking concern within the organic sector. Supporters of genetic techniques, such as CRISPR-Cas,

EU strict on pesticide cuts. Agricola Moderna: encourage vertical farming
The front of the EU legislation calling for a sharp cutback on pesticides and fertilisers in Green Deel is still hot. Sources say that the European Commission has decided not to accept the demands

Pesticide regulation: 'It will be for the plenary to decide'
Della Casa - At the end of last week came like a thunderbolt the advance information on the outcome of the additional investigation into the impact assessment, requested from the European

Pesticides, the European Commission drags its feet
European producers will have to resign themselves to pesticide cuts. After several meetings to review the proposed regulation, there is no sign of the European Commission accepting any of the

EU intensifies imports controls on Egyptian oranges
The European Union has strengthened controls on imports of Egyptian oranges and other foods from different countries, according to a regulation published in the Official Journal of the EU. In the

Apple orchards equipped with insect monitors to listen out for bee activity
The UK has seen dramatic declines in insect numbers in recent years, driven by a range of factors, including pesticide use. In response, UK retailer Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech

Bosnia and Herzegovina denies import of 22 tons of potatoes
On June 2, the Federal Sanitary Inspection at the Orašje border crossing prohibited the import of a shipment of potatoes for industrial processing from Poland. During the regular inspection of

Kenya: Tomato growers use traps to tame pests chewing into leafage
Tomato farmers in Subukia have been confronting the menace of a pest that has mostly been chewing into the leafage of the crop. The resultant effect has been the possibility of a massive drop in

Illegal trade in pesticides is a scourge for agriculture
Sitofex® is a plant growth regulator that improves fruit size and quality in several crops, particularly table grapes and kiwis. "Unfortunately, for several years now," say Alzchem, manufacturer

'Pesticides or agrochemicals, let's not lose our bearings with controversy'
The debate about the editorial on 'pesticides' (read more) continues - and we are very pleased about this. We get the point of view of theZero Residui group, which expresses its considerations and

Japanese blueberries and grapes rejected by Taiwan for banned pesticides
Shipments of fresh blueberries and grapes from Japan were seized at Taiwan's border after they were found to contain banned pesticides. A total of 9 kilograms of blueberries were confiscated after

More on the term 'pesticide
Dear Roberto Della Casa,Pointless and 'academic' polemics in the derogatory sense of the term! Colleague Gullino insists on terminology that would be 'incorrect'!... Why so much fury against

Record seizure of pesticides, allegedly worth 5 million
More than 30 tonnes of counterfeit and health-threatening plant protection products, which if sold would have earned around 5 million euro, were seized by the Guardia di Finanza in Boscoreale. A

Egyptian Agricultural Export Council imposes inspection of all containers of Egyptian citrus to EU until end of season
Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt,

Efra inquiry to scrutinise pesticide and fertiliser use
The Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee is continuing its inquiry into soil health by looking into the effects of pesticides and fertilisers. On the afternoon of Wednesday 24 May, a

'Pesticides, one third of production at risk with regulation'
"If the regulation on plant protection products proposed by the European Commission were to be adopted as it is, Italian fruit and vegetables would risk losing 20-30% of their production. It is

'Pesticides, let's not criminalise them with incorrect terminology'
The debate on pesticides published in our newspaper in recent days (click here to read more) has stimulated various comments from experts in the field. Yesterday we reported on Professor Stefano

'Pesticides are not fairy tales'
Dear readers, I am very pleased that my editorial on 'pesticides' has garnered so much interest and led so many authoritative experts to send in their views. For this I thank them, with