Planas highlights the great export vocation of green asparagus from Granada
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has visited Huétor Tájar (Granada), where he was able to see the great diversity and strength of the agri-food companies and

"The new Giga, Red Pop and Cosmic Crisp apples designed to appeal to a young and modern audience"
South Tyrol's apple growers are among the pioneers in the cultivation of organic apples. This includes the Association of South Tyrolean Fruit Cooperatives (VOG), which has been present in over 40

Citrosol shares its business secrets with UPV students
Citrosol gave a training course for students at the Gandía Campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) on 8th March, coinciding with International Women's Day, under the slogan 'The

New pest alert in South Africa already affecting citrus, persimmons and avocados
The South African Cotonet (Delottococcus aberiae) is not the only pest present in this third country that is wreaking havoc in European citriculture. The Valencian Association of Farmers

Zimbabwe trials first citrus shipments through port of Beira
Zimbabwean citrus growers will be testing Mozambique’s port of Beira, ranked best container port in Southern African by the World Bank, with their citrus destined for the Middle East and the Far

UK avocado importer takes on Ocado
Dr Robert James Kalibala founded a food import business called Orgacado Ltd in February 2018. The company specializes in growing and importing organic large soft-skin avocados and other tropical

Potatoes fell in price in Moldova. Will this trend last long?
The wholesale price for last year’s potatoes on the Moldovan market decreased by about 7% last week – to 6.5 MDL/kg ($0.34/kg) on average. However, the downward trend is unstable – the

The Tropical Tropicals Association ratifies Domingo Medina as president
The Spanish Tropical Fruit Association (AET) has a new Board of Directors in this initial stretch of the 2023 financial year after the majority support of the members in the Extraordinary General

Kyrgyzstan lifts ban on exports of onions earlier than expected
Kyrgyzstan became the first country in Central Asia to lift the ban on the exports of onions earlier than it was previously decided. The temporary restriction on the exports of onions introduced