The Natural Fruit Company goes solar
The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC) has reported good progress in the implementation its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. As part of its commitment to cut its carbon footprint, the company

Potato Protein+Plus said to be a plant based replacement for eggs
The bird flu pandemic, responsible for the death of over 150 million chickens since 2020, has driven up egg prices and created an urgent need for sustainable alternatives. General inflation due to

Exceptional authorisation for the use of phytosanitary products on citrus fruits in Seville and Huelva.
The Directorate-General for Agricultural Production Health of MAPA grants exceptional authorisation for the placing on the market and use of plant protection products formulated with Spinetoram

More onions, fewer potatoes
EastFruit analysts note that both local onions and potatoes currently remain in a severe deficit in Georgia. Strong local demand is satisfied with the imports. The next major harvest of potatoes

Boosting sweet potato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding
Sweet potato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and incomes, and scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) are working with their peers at agricultural research

Georgian Nuts Incorporated expects first commercial almond harvest this year
The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

Scientists from Poznań point out healing properties of potato juice
According to researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences, potato juice might be turned into a medicine that selectively acts on different types of tumors, benefiting patients who must

South Africa ready to serve the world’s most demanding market
South Africa is gearing up for a new citrus season. “We are entering the 25th year of shipping citrus to the United States,” says Suhanra Conradie with Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA).

Spain: Good prospects for the next Fruit Attraction 2023
Six months before the next Fruit Attraction, more than 90% of last year's exhibitors have already confirmed their participation again, according to the show. In the 15th Fruit Attraction, which

Grapefruit prototypes sold for over $100 a box at the 1904 World's Fair
If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but who you probably wouldn't go out of

Peru: Pitahaya could become a new export crop
In 2023, the Andean country began exporting pitahaya, following trial exports in 2022. The deliveries are still very manageable in terms of volume, but the industry has high expectations,