Spain needs 200,000 young people for the countryside
Luis Pérez Portilla, Asturian cheesemaker, coordinator of COAG's JJAA, pointed out during the opening ceremony that 200,000 young people are needed to maintain a sustainable generational

Syniti brings focus to data management for Zespri Horizon digital transformation
Kiwifruit cooperative Zespri has partnered with enterprise data management vendor Syniti as part of its Horizon digital transformation programme. The $160 million Horizon transformation programme

South African rail issues threaten citrus growth
The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032.

Get your free copy of Produce Plus at Hort Connections
Hort Connections delegates can grab a free copy of Produce Plus Winter. This edition includes a full preview of the three-day event (5-7 June), taking place at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Agrofresh expands offering in Brazil
AgroFresh Solutions has expanded its offering in Brazil after with the announcement its SmartFresh InBox had been approved in the South American market. Fabiano Coldebella, commercial manager for

Italy floods: millions of fruit trees must be replanted
At least 15m and as many as 40m fruit trees across Emilia Romagna will need to be pulled up and replanted, after thousands of the region’s orchards were inundated by the worst flooding to hit

'How we restore value to local ecotypes'
Valorising local ecotypes to preserve Italian flavour. This is the research objective of the seed company Blumen Vegetables Seeds for the creation of products with the intense flavour of

Record seizure of pesticides, allegedly worth 5 million
More than 30 tonnes of counterfeit and health-threatening plant protection products, which if sold would have earned around 5 million euro, were seized by the Guardia di Finanza in Boscoreale. A

Lemons, the consumption crisis is caused by the cheap product
It is not a 'juicy' season for lemons, in fact consumption is moving with the dropper (as the following graph shows) and there are countless doubts about this reference. Why such a sharp drop in

Empowering growers with a sustainable solution against Banana Panama Disease (TR4)
Founded in 2016, Tropic emerged in the United Kingdom, with one mission: to address the unique challenges faced by farmers in tropical regions through cutting-edge genetic innovation. With coffee