All United Kingdom articles – Page 84
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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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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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NewsUganda goes global
It may have been slower to embrace exports than some of its East African neighbours, but Uganda is now targeting rapid growth in fresh produce shipments, not least to the UK. Fred Searle reports
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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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NewsProfits take a hit despite sales rise at Tesco
Supermarket says it has been investing in the customer offer during tough year for shoppers
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NewsFestival of Fresh unveils top-class agenda
Leading fresh produce event takes place on 21 June at AM Fresh’s site in Alconbury Weald
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NewsLEAF announces new CEO
David Webster joins the sustainable farming group as CEO in September from the UK grocery division of Associated British Foods where he is sustainability director
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NewsTesco to hold 1,000 prices
A range of everyday products are included in the supermarket’s latest commitment
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NewsApples hit by cost-of-production crisis
British growers are losing money as returns fail to keep up with cost increases
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NewsDefra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Projects on robotic crop harvesting, a new way of cultivating potatoes and an autonomous cow bedding system are to receive share of funding
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Defra unveils draft border plan
Long-awaited Targeted Operating Model is now open for industry feedback
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NewsNIAB publishes annual review of fruit work
Crop research organisation aims to showcase the breadth of its work to industry
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NewsWooden pallet numbers on the rise
UK manufacturing and reuse show a large uplift according to the results of a new survey
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NewsUK SMEs fear for the future
Two-fifths of small and medium British businesses expect financial difficulties in year ahead, new study finds
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NewsWestfalia secures US$300m to fund global expansion
Company plans to expand its production footprint and explore new markets
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NewsAB hits FareShare milestone
UK potato giant Albert Bartlett has donated 10m meals worth of surplus potatoes to FareShare