All Africa articles – Page 114
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AnalysisOpinion: Why we should promote Africa
Susie Emmett, creative director of agricultural digital media company Green Shoots, on why fresh produce firms should shout about the benefits of doing business with Africa
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ArticleGreat Fruit Adventure targets Africa
Max MacGillivray and Neil MacDonald to motorcycle from London to Cape Town in aid of Farm Africa
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ArticleGang who smuggled cigarettes in fruit and veg boxes jailed
The trio, from west London, smuggled more than 14 million cigarettes into the UK inside boxes of fruit and vegetables, according to HMRC
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ArticleMango importers mix and match
Mango suppliers are experimenting with shipping trials for better-tasting varieties as consumers become more aware of quality
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ArticleHolt Logistics courts African exporters
Dignitaries from West Africa visited Gloucester Marine Terminal at the port of Philadelphia to learn about quality initiatives
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Article'Fresh' and 'green' working model helps Blue Skies up profit
The fruit business, which sells to retail and foodservice customers, increased its pre-tax profit from £2.1m to £3m in 2014
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ArticleProduce firms ‘not prepared’ for water scarcity
Chiquita Brands and Fresh Del Monte among global food companies examined in new report on future water scarcity
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ArticlePeru sets sights on Africa
Andean nation recently opened a created commercial office in Casablanca
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ArticleMarshal Papworth Fund bolsters committee
The charity education body has welcomed Matthew Studdert-Kennedy and Matthew Naylor as committee members
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ArticleKenyan exporters enjoying strong demand
Market for exported tomatoes and mangoes said to be particularly strong thanks to increased interest among Russian buyers
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ArticleFunding boost for European apples
Joint promotional campaign led by France and Italy will run for three more years, supported by a budget of €5.6m
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ArticleEC releases €130m in marketing grants
New funding has been awarded to 41 marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on programmes outside of the EU
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ArticleMozambique bananas head for South Africa
Joint venture exporter The African Fruit Company says it has sold around half of its production through Desert Sun Trade
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ArticleAlgeciras retains lead as Med container hub
Mediterranean’s biggest container hub faces increasing competition from new West African terminals
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière boosted by new investors
Agri-finance firm Unigrains and banking group Crédit Agricole invest in fruit supplier ahead of ‘ambitious’ growth plans
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ArticleSpend to halt global banana crisis, UN body urges
FAO claims US$47 million is needed to tackle the new and deadly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of Fusarium wilt disease
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ArticleOxfam critical of New Alliance policy
The organisation has blasted the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition for favouring big business over smallholders
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ArticleFruitnet to launch global news service
Online news provider set to unveil Fruitnet Daily News in late October, meeting demand for global industry coverage
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ArticleSurvey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the worldwide snack of choice, with chocolate just behind
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ArticleParr to replace Atkin as Syngenta's European COO
John Atkin to retire at the end of 2014, with Jon Parr, who has worked for the crop protection giant since 1987, set to replace him