AMI: 30 percent organic - How are organic fruit and vegetables being pushed?
To make organic more widespread - this was the goal set 20 years ago by Renate Künast, then Minister of Agriculture, who spoke out for a 20 % share within ten years. To date, the target has not

The Region of Murcia accounts for half of all Spanish melon exports
During his visit to the Gregal cooperative society in Torre-Pacheco, Antonio Luengo, the Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, stated that the Region of Murcia is Spain's

‘Spain’s post-Brexit food trade is going well’
This week, Spain's agriculture minister Luis Planas stated that his country's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK have suffered “no fundamental disruption” from Brexit. Recent shortages of

Which state programs will support the Georgian agriculture sector in 2023?
Last week, the deputy minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Giorgi Khanishvili spoke about the government’s plans to support agriculture in 2023. Particularly about

China's vegetable exports increased in 2022
China's vegetable exports saw stable growth in 2022, with the export volume up 6.5 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows. Some 11.83 million tons of

Uzbekistan Ministry of Transport is negotiating the transportation of goods to Europe through Lithuania
Due to the temporary restriction of the two-way movement of trucks on the Belarusian-Polish border, the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan is negotiating to ensure the passage of trucks of Uzbek

Albanian agricultural exports soar
Albanian agricultural exports to the European Union reached a record €473m in 2022, according to the country’s agriculture minister, Frida Krifca. This represents an increase of 15.6

BMEL promotes model project for functional biodiversity in fruit growing
With the presentation of the funding documents by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) Dr Ophelia Nick, the official starting signal was given

Panama's pineapple is awarded the 2023 Taste of the Year award in Spain
The pineapple of the Dorium Tropical Gold brand, originally from the Augro Fresh Panama company, was awarded in Spain the 2023 Taste of the Year award, a seal that, as explained by the National

Bouhouda dam will be used to irrigate 1,850 hectares of land in Morocco
The irrigation component of the Bouhouda hydro-agricultural development project, in the province of Taounate in Morocco, is starting. The operation was launched on 27 February 2023 by the Moroccan

Thailand plans multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment to boost economy
Among Southeast Asian economies, Thailand's economic growth stood at 2.1% in 2022, halving from 2021, making it the slowest-growing economy among ASEAN countries. That is why Thailand is to invest