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Growers learn to use 'x-factor' far-red in cucumber cultivation

Growers, researchers and lighting suppliers agree, far-red is the 'x-factor', but when this x-factor should be deployed, that is a different story. At the Proefstation voor de…

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Video Simply Fresh receives ‘Telangana Best Brand Award’ from CMO Asia

Indian greenhouse growers Simply Fresh, has been awarded the ‘Telangana Best Brand’ award by CMO Asia ‘2020. The award was presented at a virtual ceremony. The awards…

Swedish, organic producer Orto Novo starts using LEDs in its greenhouses

One of Sweden’s biggest organic producers of potted vegetables, Orto Novo AB, has invested in LED lighting during the years 2019 and 2020. They opted for the products of LED…

EU Commission Includes CPVR into IP Action Plan

The EU Commission has included the revision of the Community Plant Variety Right (CPVR) Regulation 2100/94 into the IP Action Plan, published on November 25.…

China: Qingdao gets rooftop greenhouse for research purposes

Imagine building a greenhouse on a roof in your city. In Qindao, it is coming and will be put into use in few months. The research and isolation greenhouse project, designed…

Japan: Producing electricity while producing wine thanks to a greenhouse

Earlier this week we published on the construction of a demonstration greenhouse featuring smart solar glass products. Now the ASX-listed ClearVue Technologies has landed its…

The Spanish tomato price crisis has made the reform of Moroccan entry prices a priority

The start of low-priced Moroccan tomato exports to the EU in October is bringing down the price of Spanish tomatoes. As highlighted by the Association of…

NatureSweet launches new pepper Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers

New peppers: All the sweet and none of the heat

All the sweet and none of the heat! With 8,000 full-time, hardworking Associates, NatureSweet® has launched Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers. "Like all peppers, NatureSweet’s…

GreenTech Live & Online 2020 postshow highlights

From 20-22 October GreenTech offered a 100% virtual event for all horticulture experts. It was the place to be to grow your knowledge & business. Want to see what happened at…

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Virtual Design Discussion for the Revised GLOBALG.A.P. Standard Version

The GLOBALG.A.P. World Consultation Tour goes into its second round. "We aim to deliver an impactful standard in line with producers’ practices. The unique challenges…

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Holland Fresh Group's Ger van Burik to retire on 1 December

Ger van Burik began his career in the fruit and vegetable sector in 1983. That was at the Dutch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale and Brokers Industrial Board. In 2006, he entered…

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Pandemic drives drives purchases of pre-packed produce

COVID-19 has changed the way Australians eat and shop for the long term. Continued restrictions mean fewer shopping trips, bigger basket sizes, more local shopping, and a…

Iran: Over $140m of investment made for greenhouse establishment in Golestan Province

Over six trillion rials (about $142.85 million) of investment has been made for the establishment of greenhouses in Iran’s northeastern Golestan Province during the past two…

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Welsh microgreens company expands into England

Crickhowell based company Dragon Microgreens is produces microgreens, a food group that is increasingly popular. Microgreens are the seedlings of leafy herbs…

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Tips for efficient energy conservation in a greenhouse

As the fall approaches, the days get shorter and shorter. This is the time of the year where our free energy source, sunlight, becomes limited. Sunlight is essential to…
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Kenya Climate Innovation Centre holds training for youth and women-led enterprises

The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) has today held a virtual training ahead of the awarding of the Result Based Financing (RBF) and Proof of Concept Grants (POC) to 49…

Bee Vectoring Technologies enters new phase to accelerate revenue growth in 2021

Bee Vectoring Technologies will intensify its near-term direction to accelerate revenue growth in 2021 and focus on sales and marketing in key regions for the…

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Value of breeding programme research discussed with Dutch king

Wageningen University & Research researcher Mirte Bosse talked to King Willem-Alexander about the significance of scientific research in breeding programmes for endangered…

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The sustainable development of agricultural systems where nutrients and water are recycled to a high degree is of enormous importance. Traditional aquaponics, where fish and…

Dutch Embassy USA visits Bosman Van Zaal in WHC

Maureen Sondag recently paid a visit to the World Horti Center (WHC) in Westland. She works as Agricultural Affairs Advisor at the Dutch Embassy in Washington DC. During this…

Russia bans greenhouse tomatoes & peppers from Uzbekistan’s Fergana region

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has issued a statement that is amounting to a ban on the import of…

Coastal growers in Pakistan put their hopes in tomatoes and chillis

Pakistan’s coastal growers expect to get good revenues from their tomato and chilli crops, still standing in the fields. Both the valuable crops require some…

Uzbekistan exports fruits and vegetables to 80 countries

In 2020, the volume of production of fruits and vegetables will exceed 20 million tons for Uzbekistan, according to numbers from the Uzbek embassy in Italy.…

Cutting edge agricultural robots offer a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Senior Robotics Technician Jake Shaw-Sutton, and his startup company Robotriks, have developed the Robotriks Traction Unit.The Robotriks RTU platform can be fitted with a…

Austchilli: 25 years in business

Austchilli is celebrating 25 years in business. Rather than resting on its laurels, it is looking to the future and for founder and managing director David de Paoli, that’s…

Frauds in the indication of origin of Moroccan fruit and vegetable products reach Brussels

The complaints made in recent months by various agricultural organizations in Almería and Granada because of the detection of Moroccan fruit and vegetable…

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Almeria eggplant prices plunged in November

The price of eggplant in November has recorded a sharp decline. According to data from Hortoinfo, in weeks 45, 46 and 47, the product has yielded an average…

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Launch of the Fruitobox digital marketplace

The numerous players and operators in the fruit and vegetable sector and the dynamism of this industry make having a reliable platform the concentrates the supply and provides…

Hydroponic farming takes root in India

For many urban households keen to grow their own vegetables but find it difficult to own a kitchen garden, hydroponic farming is proving to bean attractive proposition. It’s…

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