News unserer Kollegen aus London – Page 3401
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FTA publishes new guide
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a complete guide to the 11 potential road-pricing schemes, which have been promoted by the department for transport and financed by the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF).
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ArticlePeru inches closer to US avocado market
The South American nation hopes to ship its first volumes of avocados to the US as of early 2009
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ArticleHull University secures services of ex-Tesco director
Hull University Business School’s Logistics Institute has secured top retail guru Christine Cross as a visiting professor.
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OGA to host organic protected cropping event
The Organic Growers’ Alliance (OGA) is to host a day tackling the subject of organic protected cropping.
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ArticleBLGA launches new website
The British Leek Growers Association (BLGA) has launched a new website and a new PR campaign to run from October this year to April 09, to mark this year’s leek season.
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ArticleMovers & Shakers | October 2008
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments and departures within the European fresh produce industry over the past month
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ArticleRussia postpones Argentinean fruit ban
The restrictions, which were due to take effect today, have been lifted for 60 days while the authorities attempt to reach an agreement
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ArticleBacking for EU school fruit scheme
EU ministers are behind a scheme to provide free fresh produce for schoolchildren in a bid to combat child obesity
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ArticleRSA organic plums in fine fettle
Organic plums from South Africa look set to enjoy a solid harvest this season.
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ArticleMexican bananas hit by flooding
Banana plantations in Tabasco have been affected by the latest floods to have hit south-eastern Mexico
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ArticleUSDA announces US$234m for overseas promotions
The funding will help fresh produce marketing organisations to develop their foreign markets
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ArticleImagination Farms expands potato offering
The company says its new single bakers give mothers an easy meal option that helps keep potatoes as an important staple of children’s diet
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ArticleLandec reports strong Q1 sales
The company said a rise in sales of its patented packaging to Chiquita were a major contributor to growth
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ArticleNZ growers blue on green kiwifruit future
New Zealand green kiwifruit group Zespri is trying to address growers’ concerns about the future commercial viability of the fruit
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ArticleFruit sector boosts Capespan’s H1 revenue
Despite falling export volumes, the South African group has seen revenue and profit growth during the first half of 2008
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ArticleSoil Association urges ban on insect sprays
The Soil Association has written to Defra secretary of state Hilary Benn urging him to ban neonicotinoids sprays in the UK with immediate effect, after suggestions the products are killing bees.
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ArticleSweet Bite heads for Europe
Pepper variety Sweet Bite, grown by Sulat in Israel and marketed by Agrexco, is on its way to supermarket chains in the UK, the Netherlands, Austria, Scandinavia and, from this year, Germany as well.
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ArticleConcept Orchards scoop top prize
The Concept Orchard project, jointly run by OrchardWorld and Sainsbury’s, has been awarded the Institute of Horticulture’s Norah Stucken award.
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Water restrictions in Murray-Darling basin relaxed
Water allocations in Australia’s Murray-Darling river basin have been relaxed
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Woolworths considers future expansion
Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, has said it is considering growth despite the global economic downturn