Italy: Trade agreement with Japan for Sicilian lemons
In mid-January, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture announced the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in which Sicilian lemons are the main protagonists - more precisely, the "Limoni di

New President for the General Management of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives
The Board of Directors of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB) has appointed Mario Irminger to succeed Fabrice Zumbrunnen as President of the General Management MGB. Irminger, 57, has been

Start-up Organic Garden wants to make large-scale catering sustainable and tasty
It has to be healthy for people and nature - and taste really good, this is the principle according to which Organic Garden works. In addition to the development, production and direct sale of its

Visit to a wholesale market and two supermarkets in Caracas
Over the past few days, a delegation from Macfrut visited Venezuela to promote the fair. President Renzo Piraccini visited the wholesale market in Caracas as well as a few supermarkets. Renzo

“Piura's total table grape production is slightly higher than Ica's”
The cultivation of table grapes in Piura has experienced a huge boom in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, Ica was the representative region of this crop; however, at the beginning of the

Del Monte reveals Somalia banana partnership
Fresh Del Monte and Tal Investment company Moze Holding Limited have revelaed announce the signing of a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed

Italy Special: Innovation is the key
"For us, food sovereignty means being present on national and international markets with products that are different from others, that take competition to another level, away from pure price

Technologies and sorters: upturn after slowdown due to pandemic and wars
A new direction is being taken in 2023 for the fruit and vegetable sorting technology company Futura Srl of Cesena (Forlì-Cesena). We interviewed owner Omar Papi, who is on his way to Fruit

A cherry tomato that tastes like summer even in winter
SeedsTec Italia organised another open day in 2023, which this time focused on Livanti FT, a cherry tomato. Although it is actually a spring and summer cherry tomato, Seeds Technologies presented

Spain’s fruit and vegetable production worth €18.8bn
Spanish fruit and vegetable production was worth €18.76 billion in 2021, according to the most up-to-date data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,