All Flowers articles – Page 54
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Bryan reflects on three fun decades in trade
Agrexco’s projects manager, Terry Bryan, is bowing out after 30 years of service to the company. He talks to Elspeth Waters about the prospect of retirement and what he has learned and loved about his life in the fresh produce industry
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ArticleFruit Logistica relaunches virtual marketplace
The Fruit Logistica Virtual Market Place has been relaunched online - featuring company information for more than 1,500 exhibitors from 64 countries.
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ArticleSainsbury's climbs on pro-bee bandwagon
Sainsbury’s is throwing its weight behind a recent drive to bring back the humble bumblebee, with a new project aimed at encouraging UK farmers to gear their sites up for biodiversity.
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ArticleNZ bridges international GAP
New Zealand growers and exporters hope to benefit from the revamp of their food safety and quality assurance programme for fresh produce.
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Jersey growers' show debut
A band of Jersey growers will cross the Channel to promote Jersey produce at the Three Counties Agricultural Societies Malvern Autumn Garden & County Show for the first time this autumn.
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USAID trains Colombians in florticuture
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a training program to help Colombian people displaced by violence to become floriculture technicians and support the country’s burgeoning industry.
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ArticleOmex heralds liquid fertiliser revolution
Omex Horticulture has launched a liquid fertiliser - offering the same strength as its powder counterpart without the need for mixing - in a bid to revolutionise fertilisation methods.
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ArticleKenyan call for private links
The USAID-funded Kenyan Horticultural Development Project (KHDP) is calling for robust links with the private sector to ensure the future of exports from Kenya.
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ArticleMelon market crisis
UK importers are reporting a crisis in the melon market as soaring temperatures surprisingly fail to boost consumption.
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ArticleCovent Garden fortunes rise
London’s New Covent Garden Market has announced an increase in annual turnover of 4.4 per cent to £519 million with growth in catering distribution up nearly 10 per cent on a year ago.
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ArticleFruit flavours get real
Research from New Zealand could spell the end for synthetic fruit flavours.
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ArticleNew chair for flower association
The Flowers & Plants Association, the UK’s promotional organisation for cut flowers and indoor plants, has announced the appointment of a new chairman to its board of directors.
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ArticleRedbridge snacks in national rollout
Redbridge’s trials selling loose individual pieces of fruit in stores in the Greater London area have proved such a success that its new 5 A DAY fruit snacking range will be rolled out nationwide.
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ArticleEU bans Israeli solidago imports
The EU will ban the import of Israeli-grown solidago flowers to EU member countries after several shipments to the EU were found to be contaminated with Bemisia tabaci (White Fly).
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Florverde boosts Colombian flower exports
Colombian flower exports to UK gain from environmental and social responsibility project
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SIAL spotlight for fresh produce
Fresh produce will be in the spotlight at the SIAL 2006 Global Food Market Place exhibition in Paris this year.
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ArticleDutch Creations set to take off
Leading breeders of cut flowers and pot plants are set to work together in Dutch Creations.
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Israel benefits from flower price surge
Problems with flower exports from Kenya - the largest supplier of cut flowers to western Europe - and cold weather in Europe at the end of May and in early June contributed to a steep rise in the prices.
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ArticleAgrexco set for privatisation
Israel's Minister of Agriculture Shalom Simhon is acting to privatise Agrexco and transfer the ownership of the company to growers.
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ArticleColombian confidence grows after Re:fresh
People will be more confident about trading with Colombia following the Re:fresh Conference, said Proexport Colombia, who had a stand at the event.