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How television helped develop the Polish industry from potatoes to microgreens

Eight years ago, Polish restaurant menus mostly featured potato dishes. All that changed with the appearance of TV shows like Top Chef and MasterChef. Being a chef suddenly…

Vacancies:

TomaTech appoints new CEO and president

TomaTech announces the appointment of Ofer Ben Zvi as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the appointment of Favi Vidavski, PhD, as its president and head of R&D. Mr.…

Udo van Slooten, Signify:

"We sold over 100 hectares of toplighting compact grow lights in the first year alone"

Signify has expanded its Philips GreenPower LED toplighting compact range to give growers more choices tailored to different crops and cultivation set-ups. Whether they want…

Artificial light trial with Tomberry

In 2019, Eminent Seeds began an artificial light trial for the Tomberry at the World Horti Centre in Naaldwijk. The goal of this trial is to establish how the Tomberry reacts…

Delays in the vegetable harvest and severe impact on citrus crops

Storm Gloria causes major damage to Murcian and Valencian agriculture

Many vegetable fields in the Spanish Region of Murcia have been flooded after more than two days of intense rainfall. Photo: Proexport The abundant water covering part of the…

"Proper use and control of NOx in greenhouse can increase yield"

It is well known that CO2 contributes to a good growing crop. It is also known that NOx, a gas that is produced during incineration such as in CHPs, is harmful to the crop.…

Australia: Improved management options for CGMMV

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is an economically important Tobamovirus that infects cucurbits. In September 2014, it was detected in the Northern Territory. This was the…

Walter van Vliet on next level sequencing with NimaGen

"At the forefront of what is possible"

NimaGen has put a new technique on the market, named Reverse Complement PCR. It is a new & novel Amplicon based targeted enrichment method for Next Generation Sequencing. With…

Model the climate and the crops: bring your production to the top

Imagine steering the roses to bloom just before mother's day. Or designing the ideal greenhouse for growing tomatoes anywhere in the universe. This is to some degree already…

Master Chef Sweden features hydroponic herb wall

Master Chef Sweden is one of Sweden's most popular television programs with viewership figures of around 1.3 million per episode. The program runs on TV4, and celebrates its…

Italy to invest over €4 million in Egypt’s tomato project

The Italian Development Cooperation disclosed plans to contribute over €4.55 million to two United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) projects…

Special Trade Shows 2020

Packing tomatoes in paper sleeves

Jasa intends to showcase no less than four packaging solutions during Fruit Logistica in Berlin: three Sleevers and the award-winning Bag-2-Paper™. The Jasa Sleever is an…

"Vertical farms of the future require genetically edited plants"

There is an innovation gap in urban agriculture, suggests Aberystwyth University Professor Huw Jones, whereby we have ‘huge innovation’ in vertical farming, yet still use ‘old…
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Heavy weather damages Turkish greenhouses

Heavy rain and floods have damaged a number of greenhouses in Erdemli district of Mersin, located in southern Turkey. The growers now work with the Agricultural Office to get…

First smart greenhouse opens in Fushan District

Recently, the greenhouse of the Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences was officially opened in Fushan District. The greenhouse covers an area of 5,000 m2 and is mainly…

Takii Europe launches Phytorich

Future consumers will attach far more importance to health and well-being food products over the coming years. In anticipation of this latest food trend, Takii is to launch its…

Innovative tech insights for produce and floral from CES

The Produce Marketing Association, along with five innovative industry members, attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to learn about the technologies that will advance…

November 1-4, Cyprus

International symposium on soilless culture and hydroponics

The abstract submission period for the III International Symposium on Soilless Culture and Hydroponics, held in Cyprus, 1-4 November 2020, has been extended to February 15.…

Vertical farming grows up in Japan

Sitting in an anonymous science park a few kilometres north of Nara, an ancient Japanese capital, the Keihanna plant looks like any other factory churning out auto…

Aquaponic Farm District a first for shopping centres in Africa

Eastgate Shopping Centre has become trailblazers by being the first centre to have a rooftop Aquaponic Farm District in Africa. The farm is in partnership with influential…

Controlling basil downy mildew in the greenhouse

Basil downy mildew (BDM) can cause significant losses in the greenhouse. Once introduced into the greenhouse it can be very difficult to manage and eliminate. In the past few…

US (TN): Seventh-generation Williamson native returns to her roots by growing 'best tomatoes you will ever eat'

Judy Herbert looks at home while working peacefully among 850 tomato plants, soaring above her 5-foot frame in her greenhouse at her home on Flat Creek Road in unincorporated…

Mastering light management: Optimizing crop performance

All crops have specific light requirements. By knowing minimum and optimum levels of light for our crop we can manage our environment to improve crop performance. When the…

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A beautiful sea of green with a bit of gold..... perfect to celebrate #AustraliaDay this weekend! These snack cucumbers are 14 days after planting and we’re expecting 7t today…

Spanish cucumbers manage to leave price crisis behind

The long cucumber, also called Dutch or Almeria cucumber, has been one of the products yielding the lowest profitability in the first four months of the current greenhouse…

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Active container to extend the shelf life of tomatoes and peppers by more than 40%

A group of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) has developed an active container capable of extending the shelf life of the…

India: Jeevani for production of pesticide-free vegetables

There is a need to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of healthy and nutrient-rich vegetables, Minister for Agriculture V.S. Sunil Kumar has said. He was inaugurating…

"There's a demand for hydroponic greenhouses in Turkey as well"

Retired professor Prof. Dr. Aykut Aysin with his wife are growing strawberries in his greenhouse. The greenhouse is located in the Incirliova district of Aydin, is…

Turkmenistan exported agricultural products worth over $25 million to CIS countries in 2019

Last year, agricultural producers in Turkmenistan had a good harvest of melons, fruits and vegetables and legumes. The private sector played a significant role…

Akebi; the purple exotic fruit that smells like chocolate

Akebi is a mysterious fruit that has a pretty purple hue. It's not a common fruit that one can find in any supermarket. The plant is native to the north of Japan, China and…

Data-driven disruption and sustainability take centre stage at Start-up Day

Like produce itself, data with the potential to make fresh produce supply chains more manageable, predictable and sustainable must be cultivated and harvested…

Vietnam aims at US$ 5 billion in fruit & vegetable exports in 2020

According to a spokesperson from the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VINAFRUIT), the fruit and vegetable sector aims to gross $5 billion from exports…

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