Potatoes are the fourth most important food crop in the world after corn, rice and wheat and play an important role in Europe and worldwide in ensuring food security. Their short cultivation cycle and adaptability to a wide range of climatic conditions have helped potatoes to spread from their South American roots across multiple geographical […]
More than a month before the upcoming in-person edition of Fruit Attraction 2021, almost 1,200 exhibiting companies from 40 countries have already confirmed they will participate in one of the largest B2B events in the world. The numbers are set to rise in coming weeks as the window to participate in fruit and vegetable sector’s premier international […]
For years the certifying entity, SOHISCERT , has been participating in the fruit and vegetable fair par excellence as an exhibitor, but with the arrival of the pandemic all face-to-face events were moved to digital channels for these professional actions. Fortunately, we can already see the light at the end of the tunnel with the […]
Koppert do Brasil and Canadian Acadian Plant Health do Brasil have signed a commercial partnership that joins their sales forces with the objective of commercializing R$50 million in bioactivators. Acadian’s products, formulated with the extract of the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum, will be offered within the Koppert Integrated System, which comprises a mix of biological inputs […]
Parts specialist TVH, a global player in the field of spare parts and accessories for lift trucks, industrial vehicles, construction and agricultural machinery, has found a partner in D’Ieteren Group for 40% of the shares. In October 2020, it was announced that TVH Parts was looking for a strong minority shareholder who is aligned with […]
Discount supermarket Lidl has laid out its plans to dramatically increase the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables British consumers are eating, as part of a major new healthy eating campaign. The commitment is to boost sales of healthy products to at least 85% of total sales, based on volume, by 2025, including an aim […]
Label Investments, the investment vehicle specialized in technology and the sector agrifood, created in 2018 by the former president of Planasa Alexandre Pierron Darbonne together with the CEO of the company Rolando Leyton have just closed the acquisition of Tropical Organic Growers. Located in the state of Colima, one of the few places in the […]
A new category is added: the WOMAN AGRO Food Tech Award, which was created with the aim of rewarding technology-based business projects or R & D & I projects that are being carried out in the agri-food environment, founded, co-founded , directed or led by a woman or women. The deadline for submitting applications will […]
Starting in July, the VOG Consortium, a key player in Italian and international apple production, is making its market debut with the new Ciliegie delle Alpi brand. Cherries are a particularly popular summer fruit and have long been produced by many of the members of the 12 cooperatives that make up the South Tyrolean Consortium. “We have been carefully and […]
Francisco Sánchez, manager of Onubafruit reflects on business organization models in the agri-food sector. For some time, we have been hearing about the creation of new companies in the agri-food sector that present new models of concentration. Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers that have me quite interested, as well as a bit worried. Starting from the […]
