Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the European fresh produce business, including updates on production and harvesting systems, sorting and grading machinery, packaging, coldstorage and controlled atmosphere, digital management, robots and automation, vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Group targets development of new tools to combat rising threat of disease brought about by climate change and international trade
World Seed Congress takes place this week amid ongoing trade discussions that threaten seed availability and food security
The Kenyan avocado specialist’s new facility aims to address the main issue hindering the country’s success on global markets: achieving a consistently high quality export
Company says its paper-based NFC label makes temperature registration during transport more sustainable and affordable
Company’s EQApp provide remote technical assistance to small and medium-sized lime producers in Colombia
Company says move will help it achieve greater efficiency and longer shelf-life for its fruit when new season begins
Netherlands-based facility becomes part of the vegetable seed company’s global network of quality control labs
A new production centre on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona, combines advanced indoor farming with futuristic warehouse distribution technology
Group reports on solid start to 2025, but notes that earnings were “held back” by the performance of its crop science division
Unit enables scalable, sustainable, high-fidelity data collection across even remote commercial farmland
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The jury for the GreenTech Innovation & Concept Awards 2025 picks six finalists from 47 submissions
Sustainability and efficiency are central features of company’s new Smart Fruit Hub near Rotterdam
Delphy collaboration explores how far-red modulation and short morning blue light can optimise cucumber growth, physiological balance, and energy efficiency
Fruitnet presents a round-up of stories from this year’s Macfrut trade show, which took place in Rimini on 6-8 May
Alliance adds to Syngenta’s toolbox of new breeding technologies enhancing its ability to address emerging disease threats
Shipping giant has begun the roll-out of its new digital connectivity platform OneWireless aboard 450 vessels
The consequences of the termination of USAID-funded technical assistance programmes are hard to predict for the global fruit and vegetables business, but small producers are likely to be the first to feel an impact
Federation reports on upward price pressure on the pallet business in recent months
Collaboration will help the breeder’s licensees to enhance quality consistency, standardisation, and reduce rejections
Analyst says greater investment is needed to transform food systems with technology, particularly in the face of the labour cost crunch