Highly resistant tomato varieties attract global chain partners to Enza Zaden House Fair
In week 24, growers, traders, retailers, and other chain partners gathered at Enza Zaden's House Fair in the Netherlands. Last year, this breeding company permanently opened its demo high-tech

‘It’s time to back British’
What are the biggest challenges facing the UK soft fruit industry at the moment? It’s a similar situation to last year. Soft fruit production is fragile at the moment in terms of the increased

The organic sector of the Valencia Region at Organic Food Iberia
A total of 43 companies certified by the Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV) will be taking part in the 4th edition of Organic Food Iberia, the international trade

CAERM nominated for the Eco & Organic Retail Awards
In February, the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia (CAERM), the public authority in charge of the control and certification of organic products according to European Union

Bapl issues SOS to retailers
British apple growers must receive a fairer share of the prices consumers are paying supermarkets for their fruit in order to stay in business, says industry body Bapl. Addressing UK retailers in

The national and international agribusiness sectors came together in Milan
TuttoFood 2023, the four-day B2B trade show for the entire agribusiness chain, ended on 11 May. FreshPlaza visited the fair on the third day. Many processed fruits and vegetables were showcased,

AgroFresh will present its latest innovations at the Macfrut and SIAM trade fairs.
AgroFresh solutions help growers, packing houses and retailers along the food supply chain to improve the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. For more information on these and

Could Britain learn from Belgium's auction system?
In some ways, Belgium’s system for buying and selling fruit and vegetables seems a bit old-fashioned. But the recent scrutiny of British retailers’ fixed seasonal contracts for most fresh

British Labour administration would expect big grocery chains to show 'more flexibility'
Labour MPs are imagining ways to tackle UK food shortages by making supermarkets pay farmers a fair price. In essence, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon says supermarkets make enough to

Lidl Germany to switch to Living Wage bananas
Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by offering price

Lidl in Germany to pay price premium for Fairtrade bananas
The German discount retailer Lidl commented on paying a price premium and so called "living wage" for bananas: “Lidl is currently implementing another milestone within its banana range: In

Aldi scales up Fairtrade flower-worker scheme
Aldi UK is partnering with the Fairtrade Foundation on the next stage of a £400,000 programme to empower women in the Ethiopian flower sector, with a view to tackling some of the systemic

Fairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
New research on Ghanaian and Colombian banana workers in UK retail supply chains has shown that the Fairtrade Premium plays an important role in achieving living wages. On top of the price that

NFU unveils strategy to boost UK horticulture amid empty shelves
The NFU has unveiled its strategy to boost UK horticulture amid ongoing supply chain disruption and empty supermarket shelves. The strategy, launched on Wednesday, March 1, includes ten key

Endangered Aisle highlights climate threat to UK favourites
The Fairtrade Foundation has created ‘The Endangered Aisle’, a pop-up store in London’s Shoreditch highlighting the supermarket staples most at risk from being endangered in the future, due