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"Investors are looking for sustainable, complete solutions"

Why the food and agri sector is hot for investors

Codema, PT Tec, Van der Hoeven, Certhon, Stolze, Prins Group, Taks Handling Systems, Berkvens - the list of horticultural suppliers currently fully or partially owned by…

Emrullah Gumus, Altin Fide

"Steering on the Vapore Pressure Deficit gives a better representation of how the plants are doing"

In the greenhouse of the Turkish propagator Altin Fide, humidity could be a big issue - either an excess or a lack of it would both harm the youngplants being propagated at…

Clean irrigation for 100 hectares

Hydrogen peroxide gets UK soft fruit grower East Seaton Farm out of a sticky situation

East Seaton Farm is a leading soft fruit grower in East Scotland with more than 100 ha under management. The family business, formed in 1991, supplies the major supermarkets…

Why nobody visits virtual exhibition stands

It’s the talk of 2020. Virtual events have filled your calendar. "And as a business owner, you’re probably thinking you should get involved," the team with Quadrant2Design…

Frank Mosterd, Gilad Produce

"Israeli bell pepper exports to the US begin, but high air freight prices are a challenge"

Israel began exporting bell peppers to the USA last week. That's via Gilad Produce. "We started a little later than usual. The recent hot  Israeli weather caused the first harvest…

Spanish greenhouse vegetables - questions and flexibility

Week 44 has come and gone. That's when the Dutch domestic market usually switches to import greenhouse vegetables from Spain. The Spanish greenhouse season is, therefore, in…

Phormium strengthens team USA & Canada with Harman Gilbert

Phormium continues to build their sales force in Canada and the United States with the appointment of Harman Gilbert. Harman will further expand the market of climate-and…

Ontario greenhouse grower opens U.S. southwestern distribution center

Mastronardi Produce, the greenhouse fresh fruit and vegetable company sells and markets produce under the SUNSET® brand, today announced the opening of a new…

Grower-shipper creates in-house logistics department

Generation Farms, a grower-shipper of premium-quality conventional and organic fruits and vegetables, has created an in-house logistics department to better serve their…

Food waste to indoor farming input: Re-Nuble raises $1.1m seed funding

The organic cycling science leader Re-Nuble closed a $1.1 million seed round. Re-Nuble's core technology upcycles organic compounds from unrecoverable vegetative food waste,…

Special Year Overview 2020

April: Greenhouse suppliers fear effects COVID outbreak are yet to come

In April still COVID of course was a major topic, yet also other news managed to slip in at the top of our newsletters, although a lot of attention still went to growers and…

"Entire PAR-light range has function for crop"

The plant uses barely fifty per cent of the sun’s radiation energy for photosynthesis. This part of sunlight is called PAR-light. Within this range all the wavelengths have a…
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World Soil Day 2020

Growing media helps protecting our soil

Under the slogan “Keep soil alive, Protect biodiversity”, the FAO is celebrating the World Soils Day last Saturday, raising awareness for the value of healthy…

Datasheet report for bacterial spot of tomato and pepper

Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper caused by what we now know as X. euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria was described for the first time on tomato in 1920 in…

Qatar greenhouse research

Spectrum selective nanofluid on greenhouse rooftop reduces cooling load by 26%

In hot climatic conditions, the temperature inside a greenhouse is much higher than the ambient temperature and requires significant cooling to maintain the…

163 Andalusian agricultural producers to benefit from aid for the modernization of greenhouses

The Council of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Spanish region of Andalusia has approved the granting of government support for the…

US (MIN): Freshwater greenhouse gets a boost to keep growing

A greenhouse construction project at Freshwater-Wadena Area Learning Center is growing to its full potential thanks to recent donations from the community.This three-year…

Iran: Greenhouse area reaches 262 hectares in Sistan-Baluchestan Province

25 hectares of new greenhouses have been established in the province since the start of this year in the Iranian calendar year (March 20), declared the deputy head of the…

Takashi Nagao new CEO of Medicago

Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, Canada, today announced Takashi Nagao as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to…

Superfood Spirulina goes to space

Spirulina, algae packed with protein and hailed as a superfood, will make a six-month trip to space in 2021 to test its suitability as a bountiful and nutritious crop for…

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Australia experiences a reduction in fruit consumption during pandemic year as vegetables surge

While there was a growth in the overall take-home consumption of vegetables during the past year, it was a different story for fruit items, according to one of Australia's…

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‘Insect Atlas 2020’ report

Declining insect numbers are hurting food production

Kenyan researchers and entomologists have called for the introduction of stringent regulations on the use of pesticide to protect insect species that are…

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Glovo expects to double income in pandemic year

Grab: Launch of delivery-only GrabSupermarket in Malaysia

Britain's John Lewis won't return pandemic business rates reliefThe John Lewis Partnership, owner of the eponymous department store chain and Waitrose supermarket, said it had…

Nemlig.com, the Danish online supermarket, is growing by 45% in new annual accounts

The online supermarket nemlig.com shows solid growth in the just published 2019/20 annual accounts and for the first time creates a positive operating result…

Nili Capital Group positions StePac at heart of its new modified atmosphere packaging platform

StePac acquisition by Nili Capital: New prospects for growth

Fresh produce packaging specialists StePac L.A., Ltd. has been acquired by Nili Capital Partners, an Israeli private equity fund. As a leading provider of sustainable…

UK tomato, lettuce and lemon prices set to rise after no-deal Brexit

A study published by the global research programme Sustainable & Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) on Thursday claims that new trade tariffs that will come into…

FreshFinder - Proof of Delivery System

Australian app set to provide increased confidence in fresh produce deliveries worldwide

A leading West Australian fresh produce company has created a proof of delivery system that it expects will be a "game-changer" by building confidence and greater transparency…

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New compounds kill bacteria attacking rice, kiwi and citrus

Plant-inspired alkaloids protect produce from harmful bacteria

Just like humans, plants can get bacterial infections. These infections can negatively affect yield and quality of fruits and trees. Although some compounds…

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Health benefits of green leafy vegetables, baby greens and microgreens

Vegetables are an essential component of our diet and not getting enough of them can have harmful effects on our health. The US Centres for Disease Control and…

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