It is in the emergency that the sector is at its best
Romagna does not give up and, above all, Romagna farmers do not give up, indeed, they cannot and do not want to surrender to the water and mud that have literally flooded their crops. There is a

'South African fruit industry has a “can do” attitude'
The South African fruit industry has a “can do” attitude, says the newly appointed chairperson of Fruit SA, Anton Kruger. In an interview with Food For Mzansi, Kruger talks about how the fruit

"Goji berry prices are expected to be on a continuous upward trend in 2-3 years"
The goji berry in Ningxia's Zhongning region will be picked at the end of June and become available in July. Due to the low temperatures in this production season, the yield is predicted to be

Vilmorin presents new range of solanaceae
At the end of the intense and memorable 2022-2023 winter production campaign, Vilmorin-Mikado Italia held an evening event on 18 May for the official presentation of the new commercial varieties,

More Turkish farmers turn to peaches and nectarines
Overall production of Turkish peaches and nectarines is increasing as more farmers turn to the specific crop. Mustafa Arslan, owner of Turkish fresh produce exporter MDA Agricultural Products,

Rolnicy "stoją w obliczu rosnącego ryzyka gwałtownych susz
Susze błyskawiczne rozwijają się szybko, a gdy uderzą w niewłaściwym czasie, mogą zniszczyć rolnictwo w danym regionie. Stają się one również coraz bardziej powszechne

Kurdistan region bans imports of agricultural products to support local farmers
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is implementing a comprehensive reform plan to develop the agricultural sector in the Kurdish region of Iraq and expand the market for Kurdish products

In Conselice the tractor becomes a taxi
In action in Conselice the tractor taxito help people, animals and save furniture and family mementos from the grip of unhealthy water mixed with sewage and hydrocarbons. This is the solidarity

Фермеры "сталкиваются с растущим риском внезапных засух
Вспышечные засухи развиваются быстро, и когда они наступают в неподходящий момент, то могут разрушить

Farmers ‘face soaring risk of flash droughts’
Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region’s agriculture. They’re also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms. In a new study

The market of vegetables in Ukraine decreased by 30% in 2023
The Ukrainian vegetable industry will not soon return to pre-war production levels. The total market decline is estimated at 25-30%, according to Ivo Kyumyurdzhiev, the director of Rijk Zwaan

BMEL/Öko-Landbau: New platform ÖLAF links research, practice and advice
In order to strengthen organic farming, practice-oriented research is to be intensified and the exchange with farmers expanded. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is

New measures to support tenant farmers
The government has announced new measures aimed at supporting the long-term sustainability of the tenant farming sector. The measures, announced in response to the independent Rock Review, agree

Kenya: Nakuru county invests in sustainable avocado farming
The Nakuru county government has launched a sustained campaign to revitalize avocado farming, focusing on sales to international markets. County Executive Committee Member in charge of

Farmers are the first to lose everything and the last to throw in the towel
While you are intent on salvaging what can be saved after a flood the likes of which cannot be remembered in living memory, shoveling mud all day long, any help is welcome and the mobilisation

Italy floods: millions of fruit trees must be replanted
At least 15m and as many as 40m fruit trees across Emilia Romagna will need to be pulled up and replanted, after thousands of the region’s orchards were inundated by the worst flooding to hit