COPEFRUT
Copefrut has developed a new tool to improve the integration of different types of packaging into recycling flows. Co-collaborator, Daniela Quiroga, project engineer of Dictuc’s GreenLab Research Centre at the […]
Wed 13/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Driscoll´s
Berry specialist Driscoll’s has joined forces with Think Beyond Plastic to launch the inaugural Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge. The initiative aims to stimulate new recycling processes and develop alternatives to […]
Mon 11/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
The Environment Agency has launched a project to establish standardised metrics to measure environmental performance in the food and drink sector. The project, in partnership with the Institute for Manufacturing […]
Mon 11/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fyffes
Fyffes has become the first banana producer to receive the new 2020 version of the Rainforest Alliance certification, which deploys a new management system approach to environmental, labour, social and […]
Thu 14/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
HUERTA DE CARABAÑA
Huerta de Carabaña is a family restoration project with a strong commitment to conserving the environment. In Madrid, they prepare a cuisine where vegetables shine in a special way, all […]
Thu 14/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
IFAD/Ibrahima Kebe Diallo
On the eve of the UN Food Systems Summit, the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) spoke of the “terrible irony” that small-scale producers who grow a […]
Wed 29/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
On 23rd September, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission celebrated the launch of an annual ‘EU Organic Day’. The three institutions signed a joint declaration establishing from now […]
Thu 14/10/2021 by RICHARD WILKINSON
Eurofresh Distribution
An EU-funded consortium is developing a new sensor to identify minute traces of poisonous elements in fruit and vegetables to protect farm workers and consumers from harm. The new ultrasensitive […]
Tue 12/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
European Economic and Social Committee
With Europe slowly getting back on track after the COVID-19 crisis, it is high time to move from words to action and implement the Farm to Fork strategy. The European […]
Thu 23/09/2021 by European Economic and Social Committee
GroentenFruit Huis
In the Netherlands, sales of sustainable fruit and vegetables rose slightly faster in 2020 than overall sales of fruit and vegetables. The share of sustainable fruit increased from 16 to […]
Wed 13/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
The Spanish government has announced a ban on sales of fruit and vegetables in plastic containers in retail firms from 2023. The step is among others aimed at cutting the […]
Tue 28/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
