In recent years, food innovations in the fruit and vegetable sector have been in demand by consumers, who have opted for new IV and V range products. The range of these products is increasingly wide, allowing safe, top quality foodstuffs with an adequate shelf life to be obtained. Bárbara Aguayo Martínez, agri-food journalist (@BarbaraAguayoM3) The […]
UNIQ packaging, the sectorial quality seal of AFCO is 100% carton, renewable, biodegradable and compostable. Its vegetable fibre is reused more than 25 times by recycling 100% of the packaging used. Therefore, this recycled cardboard is also reused cardboard in its essence. The carton industry remains committed to the future. With the combination of renewability […]
Macro-farms are currently a symbol of tension, not only between those affected and their minister; in society there are opposing and debatable positions, regardless of the level and even within families. By Mario Gómez, international consultant, fruit and vegetable grower and logistics expert in Germany The problems are obvious, as the new German Minister of […]
Aspects such as rusticity, homogeneity and quality from the start of the campaign reaffirm the success of Primavera and Victory as early varieties. And a shelf life is added that guarantees differentiation in the markets. Global quality throughout the Mediterranean Basin After an extremely dry and warm winter, we are currently at the moment of […]
Viveros Hernandorena takes a step forward by offering its customers a seal that encompasses and guarantees aspects such as varietal authenticity, adaptability and plant health, and which from this campaign it will accompany all its plants on the label. Viveros Hernandorena, specialized in fruit plants, among which kaki, stone fruit, almond, pomegranate, kiwi and fig […]
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to reach 4,308,683 T, while pear stocks decreased by 18.2% to 661,587 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1 January 2022 […]
During the meeting of the Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries, the Social Partners – ETF, Europêche and Copa-Cogeca – adopted a joint resolution on the situation of fisheries in the Mediterranean. The sector representatives seized the opportunity to call upon the European Commission to propose balanced measures that secure a future for fishermen, coastal […]
Xylella fastidiosa it is one of the most dangerous bacteria for modern agriculture, responsible for numerous economic losses worldwide, and for whose effective control “the Spanish company LAINCO” has obtained a patent for a natural solution. Xylella fastidiosa is considered one of the main threats to agriculture. It is a bacteria responsible for the general […]
The excellent agronomic performance of Victory and Primavera during the first months of the season restate these two varieties of EL PINAR as safe values for both the producer and the marketer. December is the starting point of the strawberry harvest season in Southern Europe and Northerm Africa, in a particular year in which during […]
AILIMPO’s first crop estimate of lemon for the next 2021/2022 season, forecasts a production in Spain of 1,035,000 tons, which represents a decrease of 23% compared to the 2020/2021 season that is expected to close with a record production of 1,340,000 tons according to the provisional balance. This first crop estimate will be confirmed at […]
