Onions become currency in Filipino store
A retail store in the Philippines accepted onions as payment for select in-store items on Saturday. A branch of the Japan Home Center accepts one onion in exchange for the customers’ chosen

Ports in Australia and Japan ink collaboration agreement
The new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) and the Port of Himeji aims to promote collaboration and information sharing between the two ports on

A 75% reduction in chemical sprays and 61% more raspberries
Last week, an article was published on trials of growing strawberries under retractable flat-roof cooling houses in Irapuato, Mexico. At the same site, at 1,700 m. elevation, raspberries were

Salad supplier turns over new leaf in fight against waste
One of the world’s largest suppliers of bagged salads, soups and ready-to-eat meals has reduced the margin for error in its daily sales forecast by 10,000 boxes. That’s according to

Frost wreaks havoc on Murcian artichoke
The recent frosts in the Spanish region of Murcia have caused damage to the tune of at least €1m to the artichoke crop, according to initial estimates by Agroseguro. The territorial director

Turkish earthquake-hit Iskenderun port halts operations
An earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on the morning of Monday 6 February 2023. Such was the magnitude of the earthquake that there has been significant damage to logistics and transport

Saai launches artificial intelligence platform for family farmers
Saai has launched the world’s first artificial intelligence platform for family farmers. The WhatsApp-based platform Hi Saai uses billions of data points on the internet to develop a complex

Mexico: South Nuevo León goes for red fruit production
In the south of the state of Nuevo León, the Secretariat of Regional and Agricultural Development (SEDRA) will promote the cultivation of red fruits. The reason for this is the fact that these

Enza Zaden appoints Andreas Sewing as CSO
The Supervisory Board of the international vegetables breeding company Enza Zaden announced that Andreas Sewing has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer and member of the Board of Directors at

Video: Fruitnet World of Fresh Ideas – Franka Rodriguez von Aldi Süd
Franka Rodriguez, Global Sourcing Director at Aldi Süd, speaks at Fruitnet World of Fresh Ideas about the group's recent efforts to pay banana producers a living wage for their produce. "All