UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste
UBC Okanagan researchers are looking at the potential of using fruit waste—both solid and leachate—to power fuel cells. While the energy extracted from food scraps still pales in comparison to

Vertical farming trials begin at Florette
To test these advantages, a prototype has been installed at Florette's headquarters, located in Milagro (Navarra). This system has been designed and manufactured based on FARMITANK technology,

NCGM celebrates Coronation with veg and flower installations
New Covent Garden Market is celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation with vegetable and flower installations for the public to enjoy. Over the Coronation weekend, if you walk along Merchants

A.P. Moller - Maersk reports solid Q1 results
A.P. Moller – Maersk reports a first quarter of 2023 in line with expectations. Continued destocking and easing of congestions implied lower volumes across all segments. Revenue declined by 26%

“We are making good advances on speed, we have increased the speed by 30% in the last two months"
Ripe Robotics was founded in 2019 with only 100,000 USD as start-up capital to create a robotic fruit picker. The major developments started in 2021, with a new robot called Eve, and the serious

Maersk delivers “solid” set of Q1 results
AP Moller-Maersk has revealed a first quarter (Q1) of 2023 in line with expectations, as revenue and earnings fell when compared with the same period of 2022. The group said that continued

Q1 net income growth for Fresh Del Monte
Fresh Del Monte has revealed an increase in net income for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, although net sales slipped back when compared with the same period of 2022. Net sales decreased 1 per

BVL/QS: Emergency approval for Madex Primo against codling moth
On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product Madex Primo

"LIFE Farmitank vertical farming project starts crop demonstration trials"
"Parcitank's main production line is focused on the manufacture of stainless steel tanks, and we had the idea of using them to house a vertical farming system, with fully controlled conditions,

Soil fatigue affects crop productivity
The specialisation of production brings with it an excessive use of means and cultivation practices that stress the soil and lead to a biological decline, with repercussions on crop productivity.

Fresh Del Monte: First quarter 2023 reflects "commitment to efficiency and optimisation
The company said net sales decreased year-on-year, while net profit increased. It said net sales declined by 1% (-$8.4m) to $1.128bn due to lower unit selling prices for avocados, lower volumes in

Industrieverband Agrar: Restructuring of agriculture needs digitalisation, innovation, green energy
The transformation of agriculture towards more sustainability will only succeed if policy makers promote innovations such as biologicals, green ammonia, digitalisation and precision agriculture

Bananas from Belize at £1.06
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and