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- Inflatable packhouses offer new export option>
Inflatable packhouses offer new export option
by Mike Knowles 3 October 2016 Berries, Citrus, Grapes, Stonefruit and Avocados
Broom Group and LCL want to develop more accessible packing and handlng…
- Urban farming boosts global food production>
Urban farming boosts global food production
by Nina Pullman 25 November 2014 Fruit and Vegetables
Report claims urban farming has greater influence than previously thought and…
- Survey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'>
Survey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
by Martyn Fisher 9 October 2014 Fruit and Vegetables
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the…
- Parr to replace Atkin as Syngenta's European COO>
Parr to replace Atkin as Syngenta's European COO
by Martyn Fisher 29 September 2014
John Atkin to retire at the end of 2014, with Jon Parr, who has worked for the…
- Agricom and Camposol sign Euro agreement>
Subscribers onlyAgricom and Camposol sign Euro agreement
by FPJ Staff 27 January 2013
South American duo Agricom and Camposol have announced the signing of an…
- Canadian organic inspection slammed>
Subscribers onlyCanadian organic inspection slammed
by Kathy Hammond 11 November 2012
A think tank in Canada has slammed organic certification in the country as…
- Costa Rican pineapple exports grow>
Subscribers onlyCosta Rican pineapple exports grow
by FPJ Staff 28 September 2012 Bananas and Pineapples
Pineapple exports from Costa Rica have risen sharply as banana shipments have…
- GFSI turns focus to Latin America>
Subscribers onlyGFSI turns focus to Latin America
by Kathy Hammond 23 August 2011
The Global Food Safety Initiative is hosting its first focus day for Latin…
- Protests at Ecuadorian plantation>
Subscribers onlyProtests at Ecuadorian plantation
by Alex Lawson 19 May 2011 Bananas
Workers at Ecuador’s Los Alamos banana plantation have mobilised to try…
- Dole cleared over Colombian terrorism lawsuit>
Subscribers onlyDole cleared over Colombian terrorism lawsuit
by Alex Lawson 22 September 2010
The Los Angeles County Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 185…
