All Research & Development articles – Page 218
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ArticlePrisons lag behind on 5 A DAY
Prisons are risking compensation claims because inmates cannot get five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, it has been reported.
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ArticleResearch to reduce produce waste
East Malling Research (EMR) and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) are working on a project to reduce fresh produce wastage by consumers.
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ArticleBrogdale landowner in lobbying bid
Representatives of Brogdale Farm landowner Hillreed Land are calling on supporters of the National Fruit Collection at the farm to lobby Kent County Council.
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DLV to open UK subsidiary in 2008
Leading Dutch advisory body DLV Plant is to open a subsidiary in the UK on January 1, 2008.
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Retail planning must offer flexible mix
The British Property Federation (BPF) has responded to the Competition Commission’s findings on the UK grocery market by calling for the local planning process to pre-empt competition issues by establishing where retail developments should go.
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ArticleWaitrose md backs Competition Commission report
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has said he supports the Competition Commission’s provisional report “without hesitation”, but admitted there are “tweaks that could be made”.
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ArticleGreen shopping goes mainstream
Green shopping has become a mainstream market phenomenon that can be “affordable and accessible to all”, new research has found.
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ArticleWarwick HRI reaping rewards
Since its transfer to the University of Warwick in 2004, Horticulture Research International (HRI) has increased its grant funding and its funds from levy bodies.
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Fresh science behind bars
Following news last week that consumers are looking for snacks that are both convenient and healthy, scientists in the US may have come up with a solution - an all-fruit snack bar that can stay fresh for two years.
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Berry pill could stave off cancer
A daily pill made from a berry could help prevent cancer, scientists have found.
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ArticleResearch gives guava boost
New research into the nutritional content of guava has shown it is higher in antioxidants than previously thought and could join the ranks of superfoods such as blueberries, broccoli and pomegranates.
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ArticleUK sector 'confident'
A new report has said that despite recent jitters on the domestic and world markets, the fresh produce industry in this country is seeing a mini resurgence.
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Health snack boost
Growers are set to receive a boost as consumers opt for more healthy snack foods.
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Brits not getting 5 A DAY
Two-thirds of Brits are not eating the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day, new research has shown.
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Pest prevention breakthrough
An Israeli scientist has developed a unique method to protect crops from pest damage.
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ArticleCalifornian strawberry a hit in the UK
A new US strawberry variety shows every indication of taking the UK everbearer market by storm.
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Stockbridge and ADAS join forces
Two of the country’s biggest research organisations have signed a mutual agreement to work on collaborative research projects, in a bid to bolster industry R&D amid fears of national spending cuts.
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ArticleAlbion flourishes
Hargreaves Plants hosted an Albion open day last week in Kent to celebrate the success and further promote the everbearer strawberry variety
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ArticleHarvey expresses R&D concern
There are now too many small and underfunded R&D organisations in the UK, due to continuing government cutbacks in horticultural research funding.
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ArticleAvocados may prevent oral cancer
Avocados may prevent mouth cancer and reduce the rate of cancer growth, US research has found.