Peru: Cassava exports amounted to around 1,900 tonnes between January and April
This corresponds to an increase of 10.9 %, agraria.pe refers to market analyst Heber Chavez. Chile was the most important destination, accounting for 92.5 % of deliveries. The USA followed with

"25% of date volumes lost due to sandstorm in Egypt"
A massive sandstorm ravaged Egypt in early June. Violent winds laden with dust and sand severely disrupted traffic in the country. Its impact on agriculture, and arboriculture in particular, was

BelOrta promotes local origin of aubergines
To counter a lack of knowledge regarding locally produced aubergines, Belgian cooperative BelOrta has teamed up with Belgian restaurant chain Mister Spaghetti to offer the ‘Auber-Genie’, made

For sustainable agriculture worldwide: Germany joins coalition for agroecology
Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir and Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze have declared Germany's accession to the global Coalition for Agroecology.

Eastern and Southern African organisations are pushing Kenya to rescind agreement with EU
Eastern and Southern African trade promotion organisations are pushing Kenya to rescind its recent agreement with the EU. They claim the deal will endanger the integration of East Africa and the

Lidl, price signs go electronic
Lidl Italia, a large-scale retail chain with 730 shops nationwide, marks an important milestone in the ongoing innovation and digitisation of its business. The company, in fact, has started the

New Zealand firm strives to make handbags out of mushrooms
New Zealand startup Sapro-Tech has discovered a way to grow fungi into a textile that has the same properties as leather. According to founder Keith Hudson, it had discovered a way to produce

WCO signs up first Mexican member
Citrojugo has become the latest company to join the World Citrus Organisation (WCO). The Tecomán-based processor and marketer of acid citrus-based juices, essential oils, and dried peels is the

Summer fruits: NFI analysis
The intense hot weather of recent weeks favours the consumption of summer fruit, refreshing and thirst quenching by nature. The scenario at CAAB presents itself with a drop in the supply of