Serbian Olympic basketball captain becomes berry farmer
Macvan, the surname that was once on Serbia’s national basketball team captain's jersey, is now the brand name of new berry farms. The Olympic silver medallist and captain of Serbia’s national

Scott Montague elected AFPA chair
Scott Montague will chair the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) in 2023. The managing director of family-owned fresh produce company Montague will take over from Fresh Select’s John Said,

Mission Produce to open UK distribution center with new ripening technology
Mission Produce is announcing the testing results of its Mission Control ripening technology and management process, confirming its ability to accelerate avocado ripening and improve product

Colombian banana producers reinforce measures after the Fusarium R4T disease was detected in Venezuela
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the ICA have made an urgent call to the banana and plantain producers of the departments of La Guajira, Cesar, Norte de Santander, Boyacá,

Cambodia requests Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency to invest in processing and packaging of agri products
Cambodian officials have requested the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to invest in processing and packaging of agricultural products such as cassava, longan, rubber, banana,

Maharashtra: 40,000 head loaders to go on strike on February 1
The supply of essential commodities will be affected on February 1 as around 40,000 head loaders (mathadi) from different parts of Maharashtra will go on a one-day strike. The fruits, vegetables,

Mission Control ready to launch
Mission Produce is set to roll out a “game-changing” ripening solution for avocados. Mission Control, an atmosphere-control ripening process delivered through high-end technology, will be

Granot Farmers begins marketing ripe and ready-to-eat avocados
“Haklaey Granot” (Granot Farmers) is an Israeli company marketing fruits and vegetables directly to food chains and to the wholesaler markets. It has recently invested in Neolithics Company,

OneThird harnesses AI to cut waste across food supply chain
Dutch start-up OneThird has come up with a new tool to cut food waste across the entire supply chain by using AI-powered technology to help predict the shelf-life of fresh produce. According to

Ozone used to remove ethylene in cold rooms
Miatech’s Bio Turbo systems, uses ozone to decompose the ethylene in cold storage rooms while also eliminating harmful airborne pathogens like mold and fungus spores reducing the amount of

Kyrgyzstan also banned onion exports – bad news for Uzbekistan?
The topic of onion shortage in the region continues to be the main one on the agenda, according to EastFruit experts. As we previously reported, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan all banned

The Summer Berry Company's green gains
Tell me about the Summer Berry Company’s journey so far. Our company exists as The Summer Berry Company Group since 2019 but the business draws on more than 50 years of experience in the berry

Energy is essential for the culture of mushrooms
With wild mushrooms, nature sets the rhythm: Summer warmth causes the mushroom roots, the mycelium, to sprout. When it is cool in autumn, the mycelium forms the fruiting bodies, which are commonly