‘Labor rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector’
Independent East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has stated that labor rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland. Ms Sugden explained that fruit,

Rijk Zwaan bets on the future of aubergines in Sicily
Sicilian producers must adopt new techniques for winter aubergine cultivation if they want to counter the growing trend of foreign imports, if they do not want to risk being denied access to the

Eurosemillas unveils LUNA ucr avocado
At the end of June, Eurosemillas presented the new variety of avocado launched by the international Green Motion Avocados platform. The new variety, called BL516, type B flower, is patented under

Potatoes, framework agreement signed for Emilia Romagna
The producers' association AgriPat, the agricultural marketing cooperatives Apofruit Italia, Cico, Patfrut, the traders, Baschieri Rino s.r.l., Fuitem & Orsini Fruttaexport s.r.l., Leonesi s.r.l,

Tomra unveils new research orchard
Tomra Food has revealed the first details about its new research orchard in New Zealand set to enhance the company’s fruit science programme and improve its sorting and grading solutions. The

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023: Hongjiu Fruit is official fresh produce partner
From 6 to 8 September, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will take place at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. This year, Hongjiu Fruit, the leading Chinese fruit trader, will be the first official fresh produce

"Surprisingly stable qualities in Turkish watermelons"
"We started the season for Turkish watermelons about three weeks ago," Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst GmbH informs us. "The season for Moroccan produce is now over. With the Spanish

Soil, peat and trade in focus in Lords inquiry
The House of Lords inquiry into the horticulture sector has heard evidence on soil quality, a peat-free future and trade. On 6 July the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee hosted two

Agrovoltaic solutions and Innovation Hub For Healthy Food - what's new at Macfrut 2024
Macfrut is promoting the 2024 edition with a presentation in Cesenatico, in the heart of Romagna. On July 3rd, Cesena Fiera President Renzo Piraccini, together with various advisors and the entire

Moroccan avocados pass the flowering phase without complications, promising higher volumes
Three months before the start of the avocado campaign in Morocco, producers are announcing a good harvest, with yields higher than last year, according to Abdellah El Yamlahi, president of the