Sri Lanka cultivates Australian ‘Hass’ avocados
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a program to cultivate Australian ‘Hass’ avocado varieties with the aim of boosting foreign earnings through more exports. Dharma

Mpact confident even as consumers cut back, with a number of trends in its favour
According to spokespeople from Africa's largest paper and plastics packaging group, Mpact, the company is very positive about its prospects even as tough economic conditions weigh on consumer

"We are fooling ourselves if we think we are irreplaceable suppliers of oranges"
"For us, the exports of Sicilian blood oranges are over as, after the heavy rain and strong winds of February 8-9-10, the produce was significantly damaged and most of it cannot be sold," reports

“This is a facility to showcase our iyris roof technology which blocks heat while letting light in"
RedSea, an AgTech company whose technology enables commercial farming in hot environments, announced earlier this month the commissioning and start of operations at its greenhouse facility in Abu

"So far we have picked twice the number of strawberries compared to last year"
"This year, because of the mild weather from fall until ten days ago, we picked larger amounts of early strawberries. However, now the colder temperatures of the past ten days have slowed down the

Argentina seeks to boost citrus exports to US
A trade mission led by the governor of the Argentine province of Entre Rios, Gustavo Bordet, is heading to Washington to negotiate access for the region’s oranges and mandarins to the US market.

Food Safety solutions leader presents Ultrascreen PRO for fruit and vegetable processing
As a well-established Food Safety solutions leader, Ammeraal Beltech has developed yet another revolutionary product. Namely, the Ultrascreen PRO belts which were carefully engineered to address