Portugal: 0% VAT for essential foods finally confirmed
The Portuguese Parliament has approved the proposal that provides for the application of zero VAT on essential food products. This measure will be in force between April 18 and October 31,

Optimum use of humic acids in blueberry cultivation
Humic acids have already become a permanent part of the agronomic treatments carried out on many blueberry and other berry plantations. Several types of such products are currently on sale in the

Victoria horticulture jobs bearing more fruit
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting disadvantaged workers to get into the horticulture industry by recruiting and training 100 green-thumbed people looking to work in nurseries and

Valencian citrus sector calls for cold treatment for mandarins following false moth detection
The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private Spanish citrus exporters, demanded an investigation from the European Commission in September into the scope of

Occupational diseases, the risk in agriculture increases
In 2022, occupational disease claims in agriculture grew by 9.5%, involving 10,041 workers, compared to 9167 the previous year. This is what emerged during the initiative promoted in Rome by the

Click day, è overbooking
Click day overbooking with entry applications for non-EU workers far exceeding availability confirming the labour shortage affecting several sectors of the economy. This is what Coldiretti says in

Corteva Agriscience: Fungicides ready-to-use formulation for safety of action on late blight for potato
Following its successful introduction in other European markets, the product Zorvec Entecta™, formulated as a liquid suspension emulsion, is now also available for potato cultivation in Germany.

Colombia: Smart irrigation might enable a sustainable future for Hass avocado
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at Universidad del Valle (Univalle) have developed an application that integrates a wealth of crop, soil and climate data to give Hass avocado growers,

Fertiliser application systems and drip lines in early season raspberry cultivation
Starting to irrigate crops under covers as well as in the ground should always take place after checking the irrigation system. The same should be done for equipment responsible for fertiliser

Meeting unique vegetable processing needs
IQF products have become more popular. According to Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost, this has led fruit and vegetable processors to expand their product lines to process more

The detection of the fake moth in Israel should force the EU to extend cold treatment to mandarins
In September, the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) called on the European Commission (EC) to investigate the extent of non-compliance with the application of cold treatment against false moths on