IFG wins “landmark” IP case in China
Global table grape breeder International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has announced that a plant variety infringement case in Yunnan, China, has concluded in its favour. The infringement involved IFG’s

Agricola Moderna aims to grow with Azimut Libera Impresa's Ipc fund
Agricola Moderna has signed a partnership with the Infrastrutture per la Crescita-Esg fund (Fondo Ipc) managed by Azimut Libera Impresa Sgr SpA. Around two thousand square metres dedicated to

MSC UK expands Ipswich Head Office with new premises
Mediterranean Shipping Company (UK) Ltd has announced the expansion of its UK head office in Ipswich, with the formal opening of an additional office building on Monday 3 July 2023. The 17,500 m2

Freshippo expands ahead of IPO
Freshippo’s expansion across China has continued with 12 new stores opened across China while its budget brand, Freshippo Outlets, has added five stores. According to a report from Alizila,

Biobest scoops Greentech Innovation Award for Trap-Eye
Launched at the event in Amsterdam, Trap-Eye employs AI to make IPM scouting “automated, accurate, fast and affordable”, according to a Biobest statement. Employing a web-based dashboard, the

CIHEAM Zaragoza tests sustainable pest management
The trial, which is part of the EuropeanIPMWORKS project, has been used to fine-tune the content and format of the training activities that will take place across Europe until October 2024 on

CEPLAS/IPK Leibniz Institute: TRANSCEND goes live
The CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence and the IPK Leibniz Institute have founded a new alliance for plant sciences. Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) expressly welcomes the

Russia: Sticky traps installed in greenhouses of the Udmurtia area to monitor pest population
June 2023, the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Kirov Region, the Udmurt Republic, and the Perm Territory installed 780 sticky traps in the greenhouses of JSC TK Zavyalovsky, LLC DCC,

Biobest: Trap-Eye™ wins the GreenTech Innovation Award
Biobest's Trap-Eye™ sticky trap monitoring system, unveiled at GreenTech Amsterdam 2023, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide automated, accurate, fast and affordable IPM scouting,

Trap-Eye wins Greentech Innovation Award
Trap-Eye, the automated and accurate sticky trap monitoring system from Dutch group Biobest, has won the Greentech Innovation Award Launched at the event in Amsterdam, Trap-Eye employs AI to make

GPG signs raspberry deal for Mexico
UK-based IP company Global Plant Genetics has recently extended its representation of the raspberry varieties from James Hutton Ltd. This was by way of taking on the territories of Mexico and

GPG signs raspberry deal for Mexico
Global Plant Genetics (GPG), the UK-based IP company, has recently extended its representation of the raspberry varieties from James Hutton by taking on the territories of Mexico and Guatemala for

Kilometro Verde, first salads arrive on the shelves under the Petali brand
The first Kilometro Verde references with the Petali brand have arrived on the shelves. The four salads can be found in two Coop shops in Bologna: the Ipercoop Centro Lame and the Superstore in

Import Promotion Desk: Virtual matchmaking - New partners for fresh fruit & vegetables

Fri-El-Green House innovates the tomato chain in high-tech greenhouses
To get a glimpse of what the agriculture of the future will be like, you have to go to Ostellato in the province of Ferrara and enter the hydroponic greenhouses of Fri-El-Green House, a company

#Repartofresh. Iper la spesa (Maiorana Maggiorino): the growth of the IV gamma
In Iper la spesa outlets, a Maiorana Maggiorino (Consorzio C3) sign operating in the Nielsen 3 area, fruit and vegetables are always positioned at the entrance to the point of sale. A choice

Almaverde Bio inaugurates the 50th dedicated island
Island number 50 signed Almaverde Bio opens in one of the largest and best known fruit and vegetable display areas in Italy, at the Ipercoop le Mura in Ferrara. The Island is characterised by an

Technology platform to reach more than 125,000 Tanzanian farmers
iProcure, a data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA). FtMA is a consortium

Portugal to get EU aid due to prolonged drought
Agriculture and Food Minister Maria do Céu Antunes has signed an order recognizing a drought situation in 40% of the country’s southern region late last week. This will also activate measures

New Zealand red pear PiqaBoo® gently combines Chinese, Japanese and European pear characteristics
The new season of PiqaBoo® pear imported from New Zealand has recently arrived in China and is selling well on the market. PiqaBoo® (variety name "PremP009") is a new IP pear variety bred by the

Dole and Gros award the most beautiful display of premium bananas
The fifth photographic competition organised and promoted by Dole Italia and GROS took place from 31 March to 10 April 2023, during which the shops of the Romano Supermarket Group in the Lazio

Smart integrated management solutions for farmers and advisors
It aims to stimulate the flow of knowledge in regional AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) across the EU and connect them on the innovative potential of advanced methodologies for

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 17 April
The pea campaign started with medium-high volumes. The May 1st holiday is expected to give a new impetus to broad beans. Decidedly lower asparagus prices with the start of the asparagus harvest

UK is hotbed for agritech investment
Global agritech investment is rising rapidly, with the UK at the heart of the process, according to a new report. IP specialists GovGrant found that global investment in agritech almost doubled to

Bumblebee pollination improves strawberry shelf-life, research shows
The benefits of bumblebee pollination of strawberry crops are well known in terms of their improvements to yield and quality, but research also demonstrates advantages for the fruit’s