New partnership brings hot climate apple and pear varieties to Latin America
VentureFruit®, the commercialisation manager for the Hot Climate Partnership, has announced a significant milestone in the global expansion of the future-focused hot climate breeding program.

Sustainable food system: European Environment Agency calls for more transformative EU policies
The European Commission has set out a programme for a sustainable food system with the Farm to Fork strategy as part of the European Green Deal and is ambitious to develop the EU regulatory

CIV, strawberry and apple varietal innovation at Macfrut
President Mauro Grossi: "CIV at the International Exhibition of Nursery Gardening and Varietal Innovation in Rimini to present the fruit of the Apple and Strawberry Genetic Improvement Research

European Sustainability Forum: How must the retail sector position itself in terms of sustainability?
Answers are available at the European Sustainability Forum on 9/10 May in Düsseldorf. Climate change and resource scarcity, inflation, purchasing restraint and supply chain problems are shaping

More than 400 schoolchildren take part in BASF's Kids' Lab
More than 400 5th and 6th grade students from schools in El Ejido, in Almeria, as well as Torre-Pacheco and Cartagena (Murcia Region), have participated in a new edition of BASF's Kids' Lab,

"Making salad with smart robots"

California rains means strong pricing on celery
Supplies of organic celery will be limited until likely Mid-June. “The historically cold and rainy winter in California has caused significant supply issues of celery for the industry including

ZVG: Action Programme Natural Climate Protection - Concerns not dispelled
The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) welcomes in principle the intention of the Action Programme Natural Climate Protection (ANK) in the field of settlement and transport areas. With a view

IFG’s low-chill programme ramps up
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is helping retailers meet growing demand for high quality early-season cherries. In February, the breeding company added more varietals to its low-chill cherry

Rijk Zwaan will bring innovation to the small fruit market
Rijk Zwaan starts breeding programmes for small fruit, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry, a fast growing market. With this in mind, the construction of a new dedicated greenhouse at the

UK govt offers Africa cold-chain funding
African countries will receive £4 million in UK government funding to improve outdated and inefficient refrigeration capabilities and cold supply chains in a bid to support farmer productivity

Positive results for biological control, launches continue
The first results are positive and encouraging, both at national level and in Trentino, from the classic biological control programme based on the use of insects to sustainably combat, by reducing