Analysis from FPJ – Page 5
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AnalysisReality check for avos?
While demand continues to rise, albeit more slowly than before, importers must be mindful of fruit quality and fluctuations in supply, warns Rob Cullum of Pacific Produce
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AnalysisDeep farms: The future of food production?
There’s been much talk of how vertical farming offers a solution to the impacts of climate change and population growth, but University of Nottingham academics Professor Saffa Riffat, president of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Professor Yijun Yuan, EU Marie Curie fellow, are preferring to look downwards for the future of food
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AnalysisRoom for Manoeuvre?
Poland is a key mushroom source for the UK market, which relies on imports to ensure it can meet demand. Michael Barker speaks to producer Grzybmar to find out how supply is shaping up and how it is bracing for Brexi
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AnalysisA new leaf for salad?
High temperatures and health-conscious shoppers mean Brits are buying more salads despite hot weather and labour shortages putting pressure on producers
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AnalysisPanama disease: the point of no return?
The future looks bleak for the banana business as it struggles to contain the disease TR4, but Professor Gert Kema believes an escape route could be within reach, provided the industry works together. He speaks exclusively to Mike Knowles and Michael Barker
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AnalysisNew strawberries, please!
As labour and packaging serve up fresh challenges for suppliers, the ball is very much in the industry's court
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AnalysisTropical fruits cooling off?
Tropical fruit volume sales dropped unexpectedly in the past 12 months, but excitement abounds for the potential of smaller and exotic varieties
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AnalysisCould 3D printing boost fruit and veg?
Natural Machines co-founder claims technology is here now to offer creative ways to get people eating more fresh
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AnalysisIs the sky the limit for South Africa?
The South African fruit export industry is facing a number of challenges beyond its control, but if things fall into line, the sector is set for further growth
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AnalysisOrganics for all?
The organics sector is shaking off perceptions of exclusivity, but could the major supermarkets be doing more to lower prices? Fred Searle asks whether lessons can be learned from an organic co-op in Manchester
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AnalysisHealthy and harmonious?
NFU chief horticulture adviser Hayley Campbell-Gibbons has been touring the country to get growers’ views on the future direction of the industry. Here, she outlines the opinions of a panel of producers in Kent
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AnalysisWill Amazon revolutionise food distribution?
Isabelle Chaboud, a professor at the Grenoble School of Management (GEM), looks at the possible long-term effects on the grocery market of Amazon's foray into food retail
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AnalysisMore human than human?
Rapid technological growth and labour issues have brought agricultural robotics out of the fringe and into the mainstream, but are they a panacea or still in the realm of sci-fi?
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AnalysisHave spiralisers had their day?
New figures from Argos show sales of spiralisers have nosedived, but potatoes are set to benefit from appetite for 'real' carbs
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AnalysisOpinion: Why it's now crucial media
TV's Chris Bavin on why it's no longer social media, but vital media in the new business environment
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AnalysisAnalysis: The final tool in the box
Diversification in varieties and products can help mitigate climate change, preserve ecosystems and protect the future of farm businesses
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AnalysisOpinion: GCA can help produce firms through Brexit
The government should make an extended Groceries Code Adjudicator part of a post-Brexit agriculture bill, writes Tom Wills, policy officer at Traidcraft Exchange
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AnalysisOpinion: The role of the chef in healthy diets
Chefs have a responsibility to create appetising veg-based meals to help encourage healthy diets, writes Ian Nottage of Reynolds
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CommentGuest worker scheme is not the answer for UK
Shaping the debate around rights rather than employee-sponsored visas could help secure EU labour, writes politics lecturer Professor Luke Cooper
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AnalysisAnalysis: Handbags at Defra
Growers and their representatives have been left fuming as the government continues to fail to offer assurances over the growing labour crisis