Environment
- Rainforest Alliance and UTZ to merge>
Rainforest Alliance and UTZ to merge
by Carl Collen 8 June 2017
New organisation will retain Rainforest Alliance name and aims to simplify the…
- Desperate times as Cape rain stays away>
Desperate times as Cape rain stays away
by Fred Meintjes 1 June 2017
Growers in the Western Cape are coming to terms with the prospect of further…
- BayWa enters space race to boost yields>
BayWa enters space race to boost yields
by Mike Knowles 25 May 2017
German conglomerate partners with European Space Agency to advance satellite…
- Michoacán counts cost of illegal avo plantings>
Michoacán counts cost of illegal avo plantings
by Maura Maxwell 23 March 2017 Avocados
Deforestation threatens to cause serious water shortage as demand for the…
- Chile battles worst fires in history>
Chile battles worst fires in history
by Maura Maxwell 27 January 2017 Fruit
There has been no official word yet on the impact on the country’s fruit…
- FAO launches banana industry resource>
FAO launches banana industry resource
by Maura Maxwell 5 December 2016 Bananas
The first of a series of webinars to discuss the challenges facing the industry…
- Sydney arrival threatens Aus citrus>
Sydney arrival threatens Aus citrus
by Luisa Cheshire 2 December 2016 Citrus
A lime plant arriving at Sydney airport was found teeming with pests and…
- Don Limón ‘thinks global, acts local’>
Don Limón ‘thinks global, acts local’
by Maura Maxwell 28 October 2016 Fruit and Vegetables
Andreas Schindler explains why sustainability is the cornerstone of the…
- Fruit emojis get ugly makeover>
Fruit emojis get ugly makeover
by Gabrielle Easter 12 October 2016 Fruit and Vegetables
US-based Hungry Harvest has created ugly produce emojis to raise awareness…
- Sundrop opens world-first tomato farm>
Sundrop opens world-first tomato farm
by Gabrielle Easter 7 October 2016 Tomatoes
Sundrop Farms has officially opened its state-of-the-art solar desalination…
