A coalition of non-profit industry and non-governmental organizations announced the formation of the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF). The ASPF brings together a diverse group of global stakeholders to engage with regulators and governments around the world to encourage the adoption of a holistic and harmonized approach to food packaging regulation in […]
The shortlist of nominees for this year’s highly prized FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) has been released by the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business. Winners of the annual awards for outstanding innovations from the entire fruit and vegetable value chain are chosen exclusively by trade visitors to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024, which takes place […]
Modern cultivation of berry and grain plants will be available for a closer look on January 17 and 18 in Kielce during the largest horticultural event in Central and Eastern Europe, the Fruit and Vegetable Growing Fair 2024. Experts are preparing model plantations installed with irrigation, measurement and protection technologies. Fruit growers will see the […]
FRUIT LOGISTICA retains its position as the epicentre of intelligent thinking on the future of the global fresh produce business. In Berlin from 7 to 9 February 2024, the world’s leading fruit and vegetable trade show presents a unique event programme of talks and discussions. Across six stages, expert speakers will share valuable perspectives on a range […]
The European Bee Award honoured its Decennial and once again brought together several projects and initiatives working to protect pollinators and bees. The European Bee Award was established in 2014 by the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) and the European Agricultural Industry Association (CEMA) to acknowledge innovative, efficient, and scalable projects protecting bees and pollinators, underlining […]
The UNITEC Team, also thanks to the UNITEC Chile branch, is working in partnership with Its Customers to guarantee the elevated quality standards required by the market. UNITEC’s technological solutions, together with the constant work of its Team in Chile, allow Its Customers to confidently face one of the most complex cherries campaigns of the […]
The two organisations set out their concerns in a joint letter sent on 13 December to the EU’s permanent representatives for agriculture, ahead of the Environment Council meeting on 18 December. At this meeting, the Council representatives will have to agree on an approach to a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste, […]
Innovation is the lifeblood of FRUIT LOGISTICA whose motto this year is “The heartbeat of the Fresh Produce Business”. From 7 to 9 February 2024, the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business returns to Berlin with a brand new lineup of young startup companies, each one ready to enrich the industry with […]
Usinesses remain sceptical that a new EU certification framework for carbon removals is sufficient to generate a self-sustaining market, arguing Brussels must do more to make removing carbon from the atmosphere financially attractive. EU lawmakers are currently negotiating a regulation aimed at ending greenwashing in the voluntary carbon offsetting sector, which they hope will also […]
A majority of the European Parliament rejected the Commission proposal to reduce the use of pesticides in the EU, a pillar of the EU Green Deal, falling for the lobbying efforts from the agro-industry. As Rapporteur MEP Sarah Wiener puts it, “today is a very dark day for the environment and farmers”. During the plenary […]
