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Video Singapore: "Rooftop greenhouse made more sense due to lower energy requirements"

“At ComCrop, our mandate is to grow cost-effective vegetables and bring these into Singapore’s food chain to offset the volume of imports,” says Peter Barber, CEO, and…

Hazera launches ToBRFV resistant varieties in Mexico

After having announced the pipeline of its ToBRFV-resistant varieties, Hazera launched its first resistant varieties for the Mexican market and showcased them at EXPO…

Construction begins on hi-tech £5m facility to store millions of tomatoes and cucumbers each year

East Yorkshire-based hi-tech horticultural specialist CambridgeHOK has started construction of a huge new packhouse in a £5m project which will see a hi-tech facility built…

Greenhouse visited during Dutch visit to Bulgaria

"Sharing knowledge and experience is a way forward," said Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Georgi Sabev during the Dutch horticultural mission between…

Mexico-grown, purple greenhouse tomato Yoom launches

Nature Fresh Farms has launched Yoom, a two-bite, deep purple tomato that is full of flavor and ideal for tomato enthusiasts. The variety was launched at IFPA’s Global Produce…

NZ: Pride in producing prime strawberries

On a gentle slope, a short drive from the village of Clevedon, sits one of two strawberry farms run by Kevin and Diana Gallagher. Helena O'neill, with hortnz, speaks with…

Recall for lettuce varieties after exceeding limit for Lambda-cyhalothrin in Belgium

A Belgian lettuce company's own check has found an exceedance of the residue limit for the insecticide Lambda-cyhalothrin. The products concerned are lollo…

"Nearly 70% of Europe's ammonia production has been halted since August due to high gas prices"

On October 19, the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, stated in a forum in Huesca that 50% of the fertilizer production facilities are already closed or…

The 5th CIIE sets up a special crop seed industry area for the first time

On November 5, the 5th China International Import Expo kicked off at the Shanghai National Exhibition Center. In addition to the original agriculture and food exhibition area,…

OP Fonteverde

Courgette prices are dropping, while peppers are holding up well in Italy

"The vegetable season, especially of courgettes and peppers, started a little earlier this year at OP Fonteverde," said Carmelo Calabrese, manager of this Sicilian growers'…

Special A Fresh Start

No crop in the greenhouse? Keep monitoring!

Now that most crops are coming to an end, and with that, crop rotation and cleaning are approaching, it remains crucially important to continue to monitor flying pests, partly…

Delhi High Court to rule about informing consumers if fresh produce were ripened artificially

The Delhi High Court has asked India's Food Safety and Standards Authority to issue guidelines before the court that will inform consumers if fruit and…

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Geothermal resources for agriculture: hydroponic and in soil lettuce cultivation using geothermal water and energy

This project aims to introduce a novel approach that integrates low-enthalpy geothermal resources as a source of energy and water into the agri-food chain. The experiment is…

UK halts poinsettia import

The lion's share of the poinsettias imported into the UK are produced in the Netherlands. For years, the export of this product to the UK has been problematic; issues with…

What will it take to grow food on Mars?

From sci-fi novels to research reality, Anca Delgado says her newest project could change the course of space exploration by human astronauts. Delgado, an assistant professor…
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New industry challenge launched to support scale-up of food tech start-ups

In a collective effort to accelerate the production and commercialization of sustainable foods in Asia, Nurasa, A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology…

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'Vertical farms must trim costs to achieve profitability'

A recently published research composed by lead economists Tanner Ehmke and Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg at CoBank highlights the urge for vertical farms to decrease Operation…

AppHarvest Foundation brings big business opportunities to the classroom

Current donates $10,000 to help educate tomorrow’s farmers

Current has donated $10,000 to the AppHarvest Foundation to support the AgTech Education Program. The program introduces high school students to CEA…

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Canada: Labor shortage affecting three quarters of farm industry businesses

Nearly three-quarters of businesses in the farming industry say they are suffering because of the current labor shortage, according to a new report from the Canadian…

Building the right facility for the indoor cultivation operation

The ability of an operation to bring plants into an indoor setting and grow them just as well, if not better than those grown outdoors, was a modern marvel. Today this is a…

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A study on the field applicability of intermittent irrigation in CEA using an automatic irrigation system

The demand for efficient water use and automatic systems has been increasing due to the frequent drought damage to crops as a result of climate change, the shortage of water…

Biosecurity Innovation Program now open for innovative biosecurity solutions

The Biosecurity Innovation Program (BIP) is looking for innovative and collaborative projects to strengthen the Australian national biosecurity system. Deputy…

In ironic twist, CRISPR system used to befuddle bacteria

Call it a CRISPR conundrum. Bacteria use CRISPR-Cas systems as adaptive immune systems to withstand attacks from enemies like viruses. These systems have been adapted by…

Potential use of entomopathogenic and mycoparasitic fungi against powdery mildew in aquaponics

Aquaponics has the potential to produce sustainable and accessible quality food through the integration of hydroponics and aquaculture. Plants take up dissolved nutrients in…

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ZON fruit & vegetables auction room relocated

In April, ZON relocated to an adjacent building in the Hines Fresh Park in Venlo, the Netherlands. Yesterday, the auction room moved to that new premises too. That means all…

Oerlemans Plastics celebrates completion of new building

On Friday, November 4, in the Netherlands, the Altena municipality's mayor, Egbert Lichtenberg, officially opened Oerlemans Plastics' new building. The production and…

Cucumbers also more expensive

UK: Raspberries see largest price increase this week

The average wholesale prices in England and Wales had a big increase in prices for raspberries this week. From 4,78 pounds to an even 10 pounds, meaning a 109%…

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Legal victory should restore confidence in municipal market among producers

The Institute for Market Agents of South Africa (IMASA) will now decide on its engagement with other markets following their legal victory against Tshwane Municipality, the…

The Gulfood Manufacturing exhibition ( 8-10 November) is underway

Dubai, a new frontier for the packaging sector

More than two hundred Italian companies are attending the Gulfood Manufacturing trade fair in Dubai from 8 to 10 November 2022, and almost all of them are from the packaging…

II class Andalusian aubergines return to the market

"This morning, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta - Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch Organization - met again to monitor the situation of the long-black eggplant…

EURO-JABELMANN Maschinenbau GmbH

EURO-JABELMANN presents innovative vending machine at expoSE 2022

"Products do not have to be weighed and packaged in advance by the farmer"

As an internationally operating machine supplier, among others for potato and vegetable technology, EURO-JABELMANN Maschinenbau Ltd has already been a fixed exhibitor at many…

Jim Prevor remembered

Produce Business magazine is deeply saddened to report that Jim Prevor has suddenly passed away from heart failure after being stricken by a heart attack and stroke. On this earth for…

Singapore: Building more farms throughout the city, powered by self-designed software and technology

"At Archisen, our objective is to build more farms in the city, aligning ourselves with the 30x30 goal and becoming the largest contributor to Singapore's food resilience. We…

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Kenya: State to provide freighters for fresh produce exports

The government is sourcing an alternative freight mode for fresh produce exports, agriculture CS Mithika Linturi has said. This is in the wake of the Kenya Airways pilots'…

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