All Production & Trade articles – Page 160
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NewsVietnamese fruit struggles on domestic market
Export focus by country’s growers provides opening for imported fruit to meet demands of domestic consumers
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NewsVietnamese growers deploy XAG drones
Banana and durian growers utilise drones to address labour shortages and reduce costs
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NewsEden obtains authorisation for Mevalone in Poland
Certification will allow growers to apply Mevalone to grapes to protect and treat outbreaks of Botrytis cinerea, as well as on apples to prevent post-harvest storage diseases
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NewsSouthern Hemisphere to produce bigger volume of Kissabel apples
Production in Australia continues to grow, while work continues on test orchards in Chile, Argentina and South Africa
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NewsUK is hotbed for agritech investment
New report points to explosion of investment in indoor farming in the UK
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NewsPromising prospects for Australian grapes in Philippines
Southern Hemisphere supplier aims to expand volume and variety range to important Asian market
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NewsLocal raspberries boost berry popularity in Belgium
As the season kicks off, Belgium cooperative BelOrta says improved availability of locally grown raspberries is helping to increase domestic consumption of the fruit
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NewsIt’s all rhubarb to British consumers
Brits want to eat more seasonal produce but don’t know how, new Ocado survey suggests
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NewsRainfall ‘impacting potato herbicide plans’
Corteva Agriscience says growers need to keep a close eye on weed control
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NewsPrimland welcomes smooth transition from North to South
As the Southern Hemisphere kiwifruit season gets underway, France’s Primland reports higher volumes of Oscar Gold from South Africa and superior quality Oscar Green from Chile
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NewsRockit on track for record crop
Miniature apple brand expects strong New Zealand crop despite the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle
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NewsJoya apples increase visibility in Ireland
With Joya apple volumes up this season, Joya Europe sees potential for growth on the Irish market and raising brand awareness is the immediate priority
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NewsMaking a name for Ugandan fresh produce
Odrek Rwabwogo of Uganda’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) tells Fred Searle what he thinks the country must do to establish itself as a trusted supplier to the UK and Europe
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NewsUganda's avocado ambitions
Fred Searle travels to the East African nation as it begins to export Hass for the very first time. The aim: to establish the country as a trusted supplier and help lift small-scale farmers out of poverty
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NewsWhere next for Belgian horticultural research?
Located in Flanders, Belgium’s vegetable heartland, the Research Station for Vegetable Production has 60 years’ experience in translating academic research into practical knowledge for greenhouse and open-field growers. Fred Searle speaks to its director Els Berckmoes about the challenges for producers and what the non-profit is doing to help
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NewsCould Britain learn from Belgium's auction system?
Severe shortages in fresh produce have refocused attention on the pitfalls of UK supermarkets’ preference for seasonal contracts. Fred Searle travels to Belgium to see how the country’s fruit and vegetable auctions do things differently
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NewsBelgium’s UK export mission
Rather than prompting Belgium to focus its efforts on other markets, Brexit has seen the country actively target export growth in Britain. Fred Searle crosses the Channel to find out how and why
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NewsDel Monte makes Israel kiwifruit move
Group completes the first sale of its Greece-grown kiwifruit in Israel as it aims to reinforce brand awareness in the country
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NewsAutomating Australian protected cropping
New indoor cropping-focused project to work on smart solutions for managing horticultural crops
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NewsSingrow announces expansion
Singapore-based agri-genomics firm opens R&D facility and reveals plans for further Asian expansion