IFAD and AfDB aim to boost productivity in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for 200 (M1-200), a

Aldi hits food donation milestone
Aldi has now donated 30 million meals to good causes since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. In partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly, all of the supermarket’s

FLIA 2023: "Q Eye Smart", BIOMETiC, Italy is nominated
Q Eye Smart is the only scanner based entirely on an Artificial Intelligence platform, enabling more precise automatic quality sorting of fruit. Its innovative technology significantly enhances

Bakker Belgium uses e-truck
Bakker Belgium has announced that for the first time, an e-truck will transport fresh fruit and vegetables to retailer Delhaize. According to the Greenyard company, the new Volvo truck will

Could water capture help solve irrigation crisis?
Technology solutions to the irrigation crisis are up for discussion at an event on innovation in water and agriculture, hosted by AgriTechE. The Felixstowe Hydrocycle is one of the projects that

Uzbekistan is becoming a large exporter of frozen vegetables, fruits, and berries
For many years, EastFruit analysts have been actively promoting investments into production of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables in the countries of Central Asia. Finally, in the recent

US organic produce sales top US$9.4bn in 2022
The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released its 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report, highlighting how US organic fresh produce sales grew by 3 per cent in 2022. According to the report,

PML Kenya invests in state-of-the-art vacuum cooler
PML Kenya has invested US$300,000 in a new vacuum cooler system at the Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, with the aim of providing customers with

Ukraine exported record high volumes of raspberry in 2022
According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian producers were able to increase exports of frozen raspberries in 2022 beating the previous record! This is especially amazing considering extremely

Southern African citrus volumes set to boom
As if the past season has not been tough enough, Southern Africa’s citrus growers face the mother of all consultations over the next two months. The challenge is to set a plan in place that

Biome Makers and Kimitec join forces to improve soil health
Spanish biotech company Kimitec has teamed up with Biome Makers, a California-based ag-tech company specialising in the analysis of soil biology and microbiology, to research the composition and

Record high prices on Moldovan table grapes market despite Russian ban and a good harvest
According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export