Sustainable

Global Organic Expo 2022 goes ahead

The 2022 Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) is set to go ahead between January 31 and February 2, 2022, in South Florida. Strategically located in the most internationally accessible region […]

Mon 31/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2022 to be held from 26 to 29 July

Company news

NürnbergMesse

BIOFACH and VIVANESS will be held from 26 to 29 July in 2022. The decision to postpone the trade fair pairing and the accompanying BIOFACH and VIVANESS Congress this year was taken on a one-off basis in close consultation with the exhibitors.

Fri 14/01/2022 by NürnbergMesse

Fresh Del Monte celebrates sustainability performance

Del Monte

According to a sustainability report published by Fresh Del Monte, the firm scored an A- in the water security category and B in the climate change and forest categories for […]

Thu 13/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

Spanish apple production “close to zero-carbon footprint”

Eurofresh Distribution

The Association of Fruit Companies of Catalonia (AFRUCAT) is encouraging Spanish consumers to do their bit to save the planet by buying locally grown apples rather than imports. Currently, Spain […]

Wed 12/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

AREFLH joins CUTE SOLAR 

Cute Solar

The Assembly of the European Horticultural Regions (AREFLH) has joined the CUTE SOLAR consortium, which promotes solar greenhouses, together with APROA and HORTIESPAÑA. Founded in 2000, AREFLH has become an […]

Tue 11/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

1st Agricultural Water Summit 2022 to take place in June

The first ever edition of the Agricultural Water Summit will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Sun Monticello Hotel Conference Centre, in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile. […]

Mon 03/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

Freshfel Europe calls on sector to boost consumption with minimum health recommendation

Freshfel Europe’s consumption monitor indicates that fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU has dropped to 349.19 g/capita/day, prompting Freshfel Europe to urge the sector to build on the environmental, […]

Tue 21/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson

The ‘Food products of local origin, beyond price-quality relation’ congress to be held in Jabugo, Huelva

In March 2022, the congress will be organised by Naturcode, with local, national, and autonomous administrations and the European Union

Fri 10/12/2021 by Amanda Cardinal

First emissions-free container ship in the world

On November 19th, 2021, the first electric self-propelling container ship, called Yara Birkeland, was inaugurated in Oslo.

Fri 10/12/2021 by Amanda Cardinal

Leading scientists advocate solar greenhouses to feed growing population

Last week’s 2nd Inversolar Congress offered two days of interesting and constructive presentations in which solar greenhouses were confirmed as the most sustainable and efficient agricultural model available and the […]

Wed 08/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson

8th edition of EU Agricultural Outlook conference on 9-10 December

EU Commission

The 2021 EU Agricultural Outlook conference will take place online on 9 and 10 December. Now in its eighth edition, the theme of this year’s event is ‘Fit for 2030 […]

Wed 08/12/2021 by EU Commission/Richard Wilkinson

Limdor enters strategic union with Castang

At the start of 2021, two large French cooperatives of apple producers merged, creating the Limdor & Castang Company. Maxime Laclaverie of the commercial department said: “This partnership is most […]

Fri 03/12/2021 by Natalia Bammatova