Nigerian tomato farmers estimate pest attacks lead to losses of 70%
Tomato farmers in Northern parts of Nigeria are currently combating the Tomato leaf miner. Apparently, it has threatened to push the cost of tomatoes up by 450 per cent, and led to a loss of 70

VIC is becoming increasingly international: from the NSB meeting in Australia to the Strawberry Symposium (NASS) in California.
CIV President Mauro Grossi explains: "During the Symposium, our partner Idris Consulting in the person of Prof. Johan Aelterman was the featured CIV speaker in the Genetics and Breeding session

Tomatoes, the project for reusable seed bowls
The AOP CIO, an Association of Producers' Organisations based inParma, of which AINPO, Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro and Consorzio Agrario di Cremona are members, presented the TomatER research

The first large batches of onions of a new harvest became available on the wholesale markets of Uzbekistan
At the end of March 2023, EastFruit wrote about the beginning of the harvest of early winter onions in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan. As we forecasted in the article, a week later, the

Irish veg processing and packaging business paid Sunday allowance of 5 cents per hour
A vegetable processing and packaging business paid a Sunday allowance of 5 cent per hour to a minimum-wage worker who was regularly required to work 15-hour days. That is why, at the Workplace

The first Italian apricots make their debut on the market
We are not even in mid-April, the temperatures remind us of February, but Italian apricots are already beginning to peep into the market in Rome. In fact, for some years now, a small producer in

Qatar Airways Cargo launches a direct freighter service from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced direct freighter service from Bogotá, capital of Colombia to Dallas Fort Worth in Texas. The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter departs from Bogota on Mondays and

"We're very excited to see how this will be received"
The Eggers vegetable farm from Ochsenwerder has part of its harvest refined into sauces, pesto and salt. The vegetable farm is launching a total of 13 products on the market. "We're very excited

One quarter for vegetables and potatoes, one fifth for fruits
7,900 farms produced goods in line with the organic standards in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2022. Sales in the organic food market amounted to CHF 3.873 billion. The market share for

"At present, the performance of imported oranges in the Chinese market is poor."
In the imported orange market in China, from December to June of the following year, American oranges and Egyptian oranges are on the market. In China, American oranges are mainly used for fresh

Boosting sweet potato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding
Sweet potato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and incomes, and scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) are working with their peers at agricultural research

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

Grapefruit prototypes sold for over $100 a box at the 1904 World's Fair
If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but who you probably wouldn't go out of