Farmers in the Shahristan district of Tajikistan achieve high yields and export their produce beyond the country
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon recently visited the Sughd region, where he inaugurated a new water supply facility in the village of Khurramdara and visited a potato farm called "Nur." The

Indian west coast ports reopen after cyclone-induced shutdown
Container terminals across India's Gujarat coast have resumed operations at full scale after Cyclone Biparjoy forced a total shipping halt over the past week. Sources say Mundra and Pipavav, two

Végé and Carrefour Italia end agreement on Aicube 4.0 power plant
The VéGé Group and Carrefour Italia, at the end of 2023, will not renew their current collaboration agreement within the framework of Aicube 4.0, the central purchasing unit set up in 2019. Both

Ireland: Minister Hackett announces €10 million investment in the Horticulture Sector
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, today announced the opening of the 2023 Scheme of

Maris Piper prices rally as stocks dwindle
Maris Piper prices rose significantly throughout the last assessment period, with the Mintec Benchmark Prices for Grade 1 Packing Maris Piper EXW England [Mintec Code: KZ03] assessed at £380/mt

New technology for the detection of pips in fresh and frozen cherries
TOMRA has launched in Chile the TOMRA 5X, a very efficient machine equipped with an X-ray sensor that allows the detection of a cherry's pit. It is a technological advance, developed by TOMRA Food

“Arguably, this could be the latest start of Sonora’s grape season ever”
North America is eagerly waiting for Mexico’s Sonora region to kick off table grape harvest. With Chile, Peru and South Africa having finished early, the pipeline is empty. “On top of this,

Tunisia’s agricultural sector consumes more than 80 per cent of domestic water reserves
Since 2019, Tunisia has been struggling with a drought that has left most of its dams and reservoirs almost empty and, with rising temperatures and longer summers, is placing more pressure on

LemonGold seedless lemons unlock markets for the “new salt”
“Seedless lemons have been called the holy grail of the citrus industry with its novel solution to the frustrations of fishing out pips from freshly squeezed juice,” says Abs van Rooyen,

Elgin packhouses empowered SA growers to irrigate during load-shedding
This past season, two Elgin packhouses - Fruitways and Kromco - have assisted growers by providing two generators to the Groenland Water User Association (GWUA). Commercial fruit production in the

Norfolk firm harvests strawberries earlier than ever
A Norfolk fruit farm is making the earliest-ever start to its strawberry harvest - after investing £1.5m in a sustainable heating system. Place UK, based at Tunstead, near North Walsham, is

Cutting robot increases yields
"We’re well-positioned regarding what the market needs: robotizing the cutting process," begins Jeroen Pannekoek, PIP Innovations' Managing Director. This Dutch company focuses on robotized

Mark Piper new CEO of Plant & Food Research in New Zealand
Plant & Food Research - Rangahau Ahumāra Kai in New Zealand announced that Mark Piper has been appointed as CEO from 1 May 2023. Mark takes over from David Hughes who has been CEO since 2018 and

New CEO for Plant & Food Research

Downgrade of New Zealand’s apple and pear estimates in wake of cyclone
The cyclone that hit New Zealand’s North Island in mid-February wreaked such damage that apple and pear crop estimates have been revised downwards by over 20%. The New Zealand pipfruit crop is

NZ pipfruit forecast revised after Cyclone Gabrielle
The forecast for the New Zealand apple and pear crop has been revised downward following the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit parts of the East Coast of the North Island in mid-February.

High tolerance to ToBRFV is essential for tomatoes
"Two years ago, before the Ukraine conflict and the exponential increase in production crises, I said I thought innovation and production improvement were essential to remain competitive

PIPEO, a labour 'agro-Erasmus' to promote the generational changeover
One of the main challenges facing the agricultural sector is generational change. According to the study 'Agro-millennials. Perfil de los nuevos agricultores/as y ganaderos/as del siglo XXI'

NZ pipfruit forecast revised after Cyclone Gabrielle
The forecast for the New Zealand apple and pear crop has been revised downward following the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit parts of the East Coast of the North Island in mid-February.

Ocado Group plunged to a worse than expected full-year loss
UK: John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks leaves after less than three years in job John Lewis Partnership has parted company with Pippa Wicks, the head of its department store chain who oversaw the

WAPA releases the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to