“By growing our own mother plants, we can keep our entire chain virus-free”
Ireland is renowned as the land of potatoes, and nowadays also, a great part of the sweet potatoes eaten in Europe have Irish roots. From their greenhouse and propagation laboratory, Beotanics

India is trying to restrict apple imports – why it is good news for Poland?
India, one of the top five fresh apple importers in the world, on Monday, May 8, 2023, introduced new changes to the import procedures for apples. The move is viewed as an effort to limit access

Trapview, digital traps come to the Italian market
Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable and natural production from agriculture, minimising the use of pesticides. This is not an easy challenge, not least because of climate change that

Spanish police arrest 26 farmers for illegal water use
Spanish police have stated they have arrested 26 farmers for illegal water use in Malaga. Police officials inspected more than 3 million m2 of land being used to grow subtropical crops in

Kenyan herb exporter looks to expand to US and Scandinavia
A Kenyan grower and exporter, who currently supplies the European market with fresh-cut herbs, is looking to expand to the US and Scandinavian markets. However, this is easier said than done, due

Prognosfruit 2023: 2 - 4 August 2023 in Trentino, Italy - registrations are open now
"Last year's event brought home to all of us how important Prognosfruit and its three-day programme are for the apple and pear sector. Prognosfruit offers delegates the opportunity to meet and

"In the coming years, we expect to reach 180 hectares of Sweet Pekeetah plum in Chile"
Chile already has 110 hectares of Sweet Pekeetah plums, a variety developed in Chile from Japanese plums. This variety is grown in the Metropolitan, O’Higgins, and Maule regions, and has been

Korean partnership powers Australian smart farm
Australia’s Griffith University has partnered with the Korean Technology Promotion Agency (KOAT) and Earthfix on a new high-tech smart farm located in Luscombe, Queensland. According to a report

"New harvesting system allows us to continue offering our organic mushrooms at an attractive price in the future"
Organic mushroom farm Heereco has almost the entire mushroom chain under its own control. For instance, Heereco has its own organic composting facility, the company has three nurseries in Uden in