Valoser: fruit and vegetables enhance the Po Delta
Agriculture in the sandy soils of the Ferrara area is already a long-established reality and may soon become a real district with an 'umbrella' brand. This is the aim of Valoser, the project for

There is still a long way to go to reach the minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend

'Organic is not in crisis, large-scale retail gives it more space'
"The data on organic fruit and vegetables are merciless when compared to the general trend in fruit and vegetable consumption, but we need to take action to implement an appropriate communication

Mission Produce makes sustainability progress
Mission Produce has released its third annual sustainability report, Finest for the Future, which communicates the company’s global sustainability story during FY (fiscal year) 2022 (12 months

Growers' confidence in Belgian cooperatives' integration plan confirmed
The Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) growers recently overwhelmingly showed their support for their cooperative's proposed integration plan with BelOrta. Those growers had until the end of March to

Tesco goes peat-free on bedding plants
Tesco has announced it has become the first UK retailer to go peat-free on its British-grown bedding plants. The move, which the supermarket said was aimed at lowering its carbon footprint,

Google, Netflix, Tesla and water neutrality
Companies such as Google, Netflix and Tesla have shown interest in a model still in development. Just reading the names of these three giants together will make the reader wonder, what is it all

Varietal innovation in Italy is at a standstill
Research in horticulture is increasingly moving towards 'pesticide-free' fields, yet the demand for EU plant variety rights has remained constant for the past five years in Europe and is even

AHDB achieves cost reduction target