Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by

Association of French Endive Producers wins award for films depicting the harsh reality of endive producers
The Association of French Endive Producers (APEF) and its agency Shortlinks have just been honored by the Deauville Green Awards Festival in the Sustainable Consumption and Eco-labels category for

Ceny młodych buraków w dół, ale…
Ceny młodych buraków obcinanych w polskim dużym hurcie nie są już rekordowo wysokie względem notowań z ostatniego dziesięciolecia. Podaż tych warzyw wzrosła

Table grape thefts, night patrols are organised in Mazzarrone
The table grape season is starting in the Catania area between Mazzarrone and Licodia Eubea, and the hope is to forget the 2022 campaign, which was a real disappointment for producers. But right

„Stare” jabłko przemysłowe wciąż skupowane
Regularny sezon skupu jabłek do przemysłu już się zakończył. Spora liczba zakładów przetwórczych ma sezonową przerwę na konserwację i przygotowuje się do nowego

The public consultation on a royal decree to make aid for fruit and vegetables more flexible is now open.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has launched the public consultation procedure for a draft royal decree that will implement several provisions of forthcoming EU regulations.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen originally sold oranges in Lagos
In this last season, Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian striker of Napoli, was champion of Italy. Several European clubs want to hire him, and one of the most interested is Real Madrid. Victor scored 26

Blueberry growers get 'ready for anything'
The annual OZblu® Global Grower Conference took place in late June. Held in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa, the extreme rains and cold of the preceding week did not dampen the spirit of 150

Record watermelons: €1.40/kg wholesale
Golden times for watermelons and melons, after a very difficult first half of June (for more details click here) they have risen to the top of the summer fruit and vegetable list; in fact, there

Pam, double opening on the Turin-Rome axis
Pam Panorama continues its development throughout the country with the opening of two new franchise shops in the cities of Turin and Rome. An important double that confirms the trust of the

“Ban raspberry imports from Ukraine and Moldova!”, demand Polish farmers. Would it really help?
According to EastFruit analysts, farmers in Poland on June 29, 2023 blocked the first raspberry freezing enterprise in response to what they consider to be unsatisfactory prices for raspberries

Using fake raspberries to train robots how to pick real ones (video)
A trio of roboticists at CREATE Lab, EPFL, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a robot that can pick raspberries. In their project, reported in the journal Communications Engineering,