‘Global changes will challenge New Zealand's biosecurity defenses’
New, invasive plant-destroying insects, weeds and diseases will increasingly challenge New Zealand’s borders as a warming climate and other global ‘megatrends’ make the nation’s plants and

Macfrut 2023, best biosolutions innovations awarded
Awards were presented at Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition, for innovations in natural products for the defence, nutrition and biostimulation of plants. This happened in

Biobest signs letter to acquire BioWorks
Biobest has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire BioWorks, Inc., a Victor, NY-based manufacturer, and marketer of industry leading biopesticides. According to the company, the proposed

TIPA Compostable Packaging acquires Bio4pack
TIPA Compostable Packaging has announced it has acquired Bio4Pack, a European company in compostable packaging solutions. Bio4Pack has joined TIPA leadership to create a comprehensive compostable

'Organic is a valuable ally for health'
The organic market continues to find favour with consumers, albeit in a very difficult context for the entire sector, which is seeing a general contraction in the consumption of fruit and

Swisscofel/Bio Suisse: Continued strong sales of organic apples
In April 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 1,190 t, and demand for organic apples remains strong. In April 2022, 532 t more organic apples were sold and 434 t more than in April 2021,

Soil fatigue affects crop productivity
The specialisation of production brings with it an excessive use of means and cultivation practices that stress the soil and lead to a biological decline, with repercussions on crop productivity.

Made in Nature, 84 million consumers reached in one year
The balance of the first year of the campaign of the second edition of Made in Nature, the three-year communication and information project by Cso Italy and co-financed by the European Union,