BASF has formally agreed to acquire ASL, one of the most innovative melon breeding companies in the world, to continue expanding its position as a preferred partner in the fruit and vegetable value chain. The transaction with the privately-owned French company based near Avignon, covers all assets, including seed production, intellectual property rights, germplasm, research […]
Eurocastanea, the European chestnut network brought online nearly 70 operators from the chestnut sectors: producers, APOs and marketers from 8 countries. Participants from Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and Chile connected to follow this mini conference on this season’s chestnut production and the impact of the covid-19 on consumption. Three main themes emerged […]
Macfrut looks to the future with optimism. In order to meet the expectations of its target audience, the international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector is set to take place in May 2021 as a major face-to-face event, hoping that the Covid-19 emergency will be over by then: the 37th edition of Macfrut […]
AREFLH strongly welcomes the European Parliament Agriculture Committee’s approval of its report on the European Recovery Instrument for Rural Development. Adopted with 46 votes and 2 abstentions, MEP Paolo de Castro’s report aims to anticipate the availability of funds under the European Recovery Instrument already from 2021 until the end of 2022, thus modifying the […]
Organized by Fruit Attraction and Siete Agromarketing, two virtual sessions will be held on October 14 and 15, in the context of Fruit Attraction LiveConnect, with the aim of delving into aspects that lead to greater female leadership and balance in the chain of agri-food value, such as communication and visibility, personal brand and digital […]
AREFLH and Freshfel Europe held their online Joint 2020 Annual Event on the 29 September 2020, examining key challenges ahead for the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector amid this unprecedented period. The Joint 2020 Annual Event focused on the pertinent theme ‘The Road Ahead – A Sector Fit for Future Challenges’. Speakers from the […]
The European partners of the IFORED project have started to market the first pink-flesh apples of 2020 and Kissabel® Red will go on sale in October. The new European Kissabel® apple season has begun. The project partners in the UK, France and Switzerland started harvesting two coloured-flesh varieties: Kissabel® Orange and Kissabel® Yellow. The first […]
Italy’s exports to China up by 74% in the first six months of 2020. Piraccini: ‘Creating a European Hub for the fruit and vegetable trade in Northeast Italy.’ In the first six months of 2020, China’s imports of Italian fruit and vegetables increased by 74%, while last year a 20% increase was recorded. However, it […]
From September 7th, the pre-registration for the twelfth edition of the Interpoma Congress, the world’s leading conference for the apple economy, is officially open. This year, participation is possible both on site at the Fiera Bolzano Exhibition Center in Bolzano, Italy, as well as via live streaming for the international audience around the globe. The […]
Three days dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector at the industry’s leading global event: Macfrut Digital, the business platform (Natlive) for professionals working in the fresh produce industry, to be held from 8 to 10 September 2020. A single event, three revolutions: the first one is market-related, since a different approach was adopted due […]
