Discover the Obelix pear tomato on the coast of Granada
The seed house CapGen Seeds together with the grower Alberto R. "El Palomillo" invite the public to an open day on the 18th of May. This event will be a perfect opportunity to learn about the

In 2021, the price of Spanish aubergines surpassed that of Dutch aubergines for the first time in history
According to FAO data, in a Hortoinfo analysis, in 2021 Spain surpassed the Netherlands for the first time ever in the price paid to farmers for their aubergines, as Spanish producers were paid

Innovation breeds success for Semillas Fitó
One of the biggest breakthroughs in tomato breeding this decade has been the ability to develop varieties that are resistant to ToBRFV,a highly destructive virus that was first discovered in

Real-time container tracking via myKN by Kuehne+Nagel
Congestion and capacity constraints have made container visibility in recent times an absolute necessity for supply chain management. The new Container Dashboard in Kuehne+Nagel's myKN online

Arkansas and Georgia researchers developed a robotic hand to pick blackberries
Researchers in Arkansas and Georgia have shown that delicate fresh-market blackberries typically picked by human hands to maintain quality, can now be picked by robots as well. Renee Threlfall,

Fruit and vegetables, packers look to a sustainable future
Macfrut 2023 was a key stage for the world of packaging machines, as could be seen by visiting the Ulma Packaging stand. Among the models exhibited by the company from Gragnano Trebbiense (PC):

"Kaki still the most popular persimmon variety, but Sharon fruit has won some ground recently"
The new South African Sharon fruit season has begun at Special Fruit. This Belgian importer started working with Sharon fruit several years after the company was founded. "South Africa's crop is