Current date market and demand very good for Israeli exporter
The current date market and demand are both very good, noted Israeli exporter Avi Dugal from Agrifood Marketing, an Israeli dates exporter. He is also happy about a weaker Shekel that allows more

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisation for plant protection products against click beetle on potato, sweet potato and asparagus
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain

Peru: Mango exports up seven per cent in volume so far
From the beginning of the 2022/23 season until the end of January, the Andean country exported 164,985 t of mangoes, agraria.pe refers to the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters

Research: Clever plantation design for more nuts
To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team from the Universities of Göttingen,

Allan Dall to chair Freshcare board
Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries. He replaces Belinda Hazell, who will remain on the

South Africa sees stage 6 loadshedding "Until further notice"
Stage 6 load shedding will be in effect until further notice, according to South Africa's power utility provider Eskom. This comes as approximately eight power producing units at power plants

In Kazakhstan, in the foothills, growers are concerned about the sale of the crop
Last year, growers in the foothills harvested and stored almost 23.4 thousand tons of apples, which is enough to fully meet the needs of the region's inhabitants for vitamins and iron until the

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisation for plant protection products against click beetle on potato, sweet potato, asparagus
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain

WUR/LNV: First steps towards a European eco-label for foodstuffs