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Nigeria: Bridging the knowledge gap in protected cropping

No need to reiterate how CEA offers opportunities to improve food supply and safety. The old story goes that it is more easily said than done, especially when setting up such…

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Greenhouse melons and watermelons treated with antagonistic insects

"Thanks to the launch of beneficial insects against aphids and red spider mites, we were able to drastically cut down the number of greenhouse treatments on watermelons and…

Photograph: Dawn E. LeBeau/The Guardian

US: Underground greenhouse new way to farm in South Dakota

Near the southern border of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a curved translucent roof peeks out a few feet above the dusty plains. It’s a blustery November…

Enzo Perez, Les Sources:

France: Good demand for leafy vegetables

Lettuce, lamb’s lettuce, spinach, and leafy vegetables are among the flagship products of Les Sources, a company based in Maillane, in the south of France. Cultivated on 120…

Video Photo Report: New York Produce Show

On Thursday, December 1, the New York Produce Show was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. It’s a popular time of year to go to the Big Apple, and…

Photo by Farai Shawn Matiashe

Zimbabwe: growing hydroponic food in a refugee camp

48-year-old Francine Mashimango stands inside a greenhouse at a hydroponics station in Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) in southeastern Zimbabwe. Mashimango is looking at a…

Dutch Greenhouse Technologies at AgroWorld Kazakhstan

On November 2, in Almaty, within the framework of the AgroWorld Kazakhstan 2022 exhibition, a session, "Greenhouses Business in Kazakhstan: Data-Driven Growing," was held as…

Guyana: Israeli company to develop massive USD $15 mln hydroponic project

The government of Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an Israeli company to develop a massive hydroponic production system project in Guyana.…

ASAJA-Almeria

"The agricultural sector continues to be paid prices that are far from offering them a minimum return"

According to data collected by ASAJA-Almeria, the prices of several horticultural products have fallen in the province. Pear tomato and red California pepper prices fell by…

Photo source: Akimat of Karaganda region

Greenhouses worth 430 million tenge launched in Karaganda region

In the village of Trudovoe, in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, the construction of a greenhouse complex for growing cucumbers with a capacity of up to a thousand tons per…

Special Year Overview

10 new varieties launched in 2022

ToBRFV-resistant varieties were top of mind for many breeders in 2022, but plenty of other interesting new varieties are being bred.  Plenty of variety trials in Mexico and Canada:…

The Center of Excellence for Vegetables, an Indo-Israel agriculture project

The Center of Excellence for Vegetables (CEV), an Indo-Israel Agricultural Project in Gharaunda, Haryana, is paving the way for the future of horticulture and perhaps…

Photo: earthshotprize.org

India’s Greenhouse-in-a-box wins Prince William’s Earthshot Prize 2022

India’s Greenhouse-in-a-box was among the five winners announced by the Prince of Wales, Prince William, in Boston, United States, on Friday. It is a sustainable solution for…

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#ChineseStory In the intelligent glass #greenhouse of Xingnong Lvgang Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Industrial Park, Mengcheng County, east #China's Anhui…

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Israel: Agrovoltaics project researches potential of obtaining renewable energy

A project on a small piece of land in the desert of Israel could be a game-changer in the fight against world hunger. Surrounded by palm trees, arid land, and date farms, this…
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ProGro Bio appoints new executive

Atlanta-based ProGro BIO has named Jimmy Joyner President of Commercial Strategy. He will lead the company's efforts to commercialize ProGro's cornerstone…

Dutch Greenhouse Delta identifies an urgent need to join forces within the Dutch horticulture sector

The emergence of new players with lots of capital and new business models creates an ever-greater need to collaborate as a Dutch cluster. Dutch Greenhouse Delta aims to lead…

Morocco doubles fruit exports to $1.5 billion, now 15th largest exporter in world

Morocco doubled their fruit exports between 2016 and 2021 becoming the world's 15th biggest fruit exporter in the process. It earned $729 million increasing it…

Canada: Food prices set to rise another 5-7% in 2023 after record inflation year

After a year that saw food prices climb by numbers not seen in decades due to record inflation, the cost of groceries in Canada is expected to continue rising…

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products weekly update

"It is important to have a strong and reliable supply chain system"

This report provides trend analysis of the volume and prices of Seasonal Perishable commodities. Volume represents current week and prices represent open (spot) market sales…

Tomato producers in India abandon crops due to low prices

Tomato producers in India's largest tomato belt say they will leave the current bumper crop hanging and not harvest due to low market prices. Producers in…

Another 680 Moroccan seasonal workers will be recruited for Huelva's red fruit campaign

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Huelva will hire more than 680 women from Morocco to help in the 2022-2023 strawberry and red fruit campaign. This will be…

Lebanese fresh producers prefer to prioritize the local market

In Lebanon, many producers prefer to supply the domestic market, despite having a quality product that meets export standards. This is the case of the family-owned plantation…

"We suspended sales of high-cost 4G products and promoted cost-effective USB temperature and humidity loggers"

The downward trend of sea freight prices in recent months has stimulated the international fruit and vegetable trade. With the growth of import and export…

Alicia Dufour, Voltz Maraîchage:

“Our new range of field tomatoes resistant to mildew will help us lower production costs”

Graines Voltz has expanded its range of determinate tomatoes with three varieties that can tolerate mildew attacks in the field. Available for sale since September 2022,…

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December 7

US: FDA to hold webinar on the food traceability final rule

The Food and Drug Administration will be holding a webinar on the final food traceability rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The final rule goes into effect on…

Haifa HortiTech: an international knowledge sharing event

On November 15-16, Haifa Group held a Knowledge Sharing event dedicated to nutrition in advanced greenhouses. About 120 horticulture experts from 30 countries participated in…

An opinion piece by Robert Colangelo, Green Sense Farms:

'Has CEA lost or won the first major battle?'

Robert Colangelo, founder and CEO of Green Sense Farms, has been diligent in writing an article on the current CEA industry, which he describes as a battlefield.   He begins his story…

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