All Research & Development articles – Page 169
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ArticleSWD traps and glasshouse project win ATS funding
Eleven R&D projects win second wave of agri tech funding, including two that will directly benefit fresh produce industry
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit exports set to begin
Production in the north of the country expected to be ready for shipment to overseas markets during the last week of October
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ArticleProject boosts African bananas
New US$13.8m scheme aims to boost banana production in Uganda and Tanzania
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ArticleRed clementine wins innovation award
Mandarossa clementine, which is supplied by Sicilian firm Coa, has scooped the annual MMG Citrus Innovation Award
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ArticleDIY mushroom kits win at Sial 2014
Bronze Sial Innovation Award 2014 won by fresh produce firms, as pureed vegetable discs and potato churros win category awards
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ArticleFenthion phase-out stirs fruit fly fears
The use of the insecticide fenthion will be phased out in Australia over 12 months, with limited alternatives on offer to combat fruit fly
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ArticlePlant diet in breast cancer survival link
Cancer charity study claims to find indications of links between breast cancer survival and eating foods containing fibre
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ArticleFreezers across the UK 'neglected'
18 to 34-year-olds twice as likely to agree that they don’t like eating food that is stored in the freezer than over-35, IGD has found
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ArticlePulp-growing isn't fiction for Vitacress
Numerous studies undertaken by Vitacress have identified the wood pulp substrate to be the optimum method of crop production
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ArticleSurvey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the worldwide snack of choice, with chocolate just behind
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ArticleGrapefruit juice 'can aid weight loss' for fatty-food eaters
Study mice fed fatty food for three months, and those given grapefruit juice to drink gained 18% less weight than water-drinkers
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ArticleHealthy food 'three times as expensive' as unhealthy food
Researchers found that in 2012, the average price for 1,000 calories of healthy food was £7.49. This compared to £5.65 in 2002.
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ArticleSuppliers back landmark EU research project
Compagnie Fruitière, Dole, Fyffes, Total Produce and Univeg among sponsors of "ambitious" Consumer Compass initiative
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ArticleStockbridge invests to expand team
Selby-based technology centre has invested in new recruits to satisfy increased demand for its scientific services
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ArticleSalad yields boosted by vertical system
A vertical growing system that optimises space in glasshouses has shown it could more than double yields in salads and berries
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ArticleIGD Convention 2014 in numbers
Among leading retail figures' presentations at the annual event were myriad stats and the results of recent consumer surveys
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ArticleFresh face for English grapes
Julien Lecourt is the new tree physiologist and grapes specialist at East Malling Research. He tells Nina Pullman about his Normandy background and the prospects for English-grown table grapes
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ArticleBees to help battle cherry brown rot
Australian researchers have launched a project using bees to prevent the spread of brown rot in cherry orchards
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ArticleMental wellbeing linked to fruit and veg consumption
More than 33 per cent of study respondents with high mental wellbeing ate five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day
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ArticleKiwifruit scientist wins lifetime achievement award
Plant & Food Research scientist Mark McNeilage has been recognised by global kiwifruit industry