News from FPJ – Page 8
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Blockchain technology offers major boost to tomatoes
SecQuAL project finds multiple benefits for the tomato and wider fresh produce industry
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Distribution deal brings HarvestEye into Finland
British company has growth plans for its crop insight tool in the Nordic region
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Date revealed for 2024 Onion and Carrot Conference
Joint event in November will feature a conference and gala dinner
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Calls grow for healthier school and hospital food
Soil Association and Professor Tim Spector lead calls for reduction in ultra-processed foods
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Industry leaders to speak at Fresh Produce India
Top local and international players to discuss rapid market evolution as India’s premier fresh produce event returns to Mumbai
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NFU says horticulture needs Buyers Code of Practice
Farmers’ union believes the sector cannot overcome its challenges without a fairer marketplace
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Hortgro reacts to improvements in the Port of Cape Town’s Container Terminal
Signs of better management at container terminal in Cape Town but still a long road ahead, says industry body Hortgro
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Could lightning revolutionise fertiliser production?
Start-up business Debye is trialling space technology on lettuce crops
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Vixeran fixes sustainable nitrogen challenge
Bacteria in Syngenta’s biological, Vixeran, converts atmospheric nitrogen into a useable form for crops, the firm says
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Could fresh produce soon be flown around the world by drone?
As Qatar Airways Cargo’s Miguel Rodriguez underlines the importance of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers to its business, a more technologically advanced future appears on the company’s radar
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Study promotes role of bugs in keeping apple orchards healthy
University of Reading-led research highlights positive role for wildflower strips in the nation’s orchards
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Red Tractor scoops certificate in farm data governance
Red Tractor becomes one of only four organisations to earn data governance certification from farm data body
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NFU calls for Treasury support ahead of Spring Budget
Farmers’ union says the industry needs more backing to meet environmental goals
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Relief for shoppers as grocery price inflation falls and promotions rise
Things are looking more positive for consumers’ budgets, the latest Kantar figures show
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Shifting stonefruit consumption affects UK market
Britain’s stonefruit market landscape is changing as higher prices curb purchases, and chief consumers are getting younger
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Nim’s expands on the back of ‘zero-waste’ success
Innovative Kent company is putting ‘rescued’ fruit and veg into a wide variety of uses
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World’s oldest fruit brand Fyffes could be replaced with Trudi’s in mainland Europe
Fyffes Group CEO Helge Sparsoe confirms plan to phase out label from continental Europe after extensive research suggests need for completely new consumer brand identity
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Sainsbury’s adds ‘Best of British’ page to support suppliers
Move is aimed at making it easier for customers to identify and support homegrown food
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Organics stuck on 3% of UK farmland
Farmers join Soil Association in calling for a radical rethink of UK organic farming to boost acreage and production
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Europe’s ‘largest and most advanced’ quay cranes installed at London Gateway
Investment is part of new £350m fourth berth at London port